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2004
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2.3
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4.5
And theres definitely a pro Tibetan ideology here, though various Chinese officials get some airtime. (
Austin Chronicle
1.0
Director Woodruff has helmed videos for Toni Braxton and something nifty called N Sync and Britney Spears: Your Number One Video Requests And More!, a ..
Austin Chronicle
3.1
Honey doesnt have a shred of originality (except for the high energy choreography), but theres something fundamentally reassuring about a movie that r ..
Rogerebert
2.0
The sweet title notwithstanding, this hip hop Cinderella story leaves a bad taste.
Tv Guide
1.3
But if like the filmmakers and star Jessica Alba youre over 14 years old, it seems impossible that you could get through Honey with a straight face.Al ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.5
It all seems to good to be true, and it is.Various complications arise in the story.
Lariat
1.5
If you predicted all that, dont be alarmed, youre not a psychic.You have merely seen movies before.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The cliches of Alonzo Brown and Kim Watsons script are abundant but harmless enough.
News Review
5.0
Watch the scene where he atones for his treachery to a schoolfriend without your eyes filling up.Honey pays homage to the grace and mystery of nature, ..
Independent
2.0
And Moscow makes a nicely charming creep the kid from Big all grown up!
Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Still, Alba makes an attractive (if too perfect to be true) lead and her sheer all out perkiness carries the film more than it really deserves.
View London
1.5
All fuss and fury, Honey has a slapped together feel that might have worked had it been more technically proficient.
Film Journal
1.0
The five reels of disaster that are Honey play like an urbanized version of one of those Judy Garland Mickey Rooney things where they put on a show in ..
Mountain X
2.5
In fact, theres nothing about it at all this is Hollywood fulfilling its community service hours, truly, wanly, sweetly.
Ew
3.5
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Salon
2.0
Its not nearly that bad, which is a shame since it just skims the embarrassingly blind enthusiasm of which camp classics are made instead bouncing alo ..
Empire
1.0
Worst of all, the movie fails to take advantage of the talents of performers like the glorious Lonette McKee (Jungle Fever) and Mekhi Phifer, who pret ..
Common Sense Media
1.3
Call it cliched or call it time honored, this formula has resulted in lots of good movies.
Sf Gate
3.0
Occasionally preachy and always predictable, its nevertheless executed with efficiency and a little charm.
Bbc
1.9
Honey does for the grungy dance melodrama and the inner city survival film what Scary Movie does to popular modern horror flicks.
Slant Magazine
2.5
But whats the point of making a song and dance film if not to show people moving
Washington Post
3.1
Honey is no end of the year awards contender, but it is snappy and charming enough to overcome its predictability and shopworn cliches.
The Movie Boy
2.8
Luckily, video director Bille Woodruff has imbued his feature debut with enough heart and genuinely likable actors to make Honey a pleasant enough ent ..
Reeling Reviews
2.8
Luckily, video director Bille Woodruff has imbued his feature debut with enough heart and genuinely likable actors to make Honey a pleasant enough ent ..
Reeling Reviews
4.5
Even more surprisingly, its a sweetly old fashioned movie to boot.
Flickfilosopher
2.0
The script (co written by one of the writers of Glitter!) is predictable and full of cliches, and watching Alba spout street slang is especially painf ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
But despite the really bad dialogue Alba still manages to churn out a surprisingly likable character one with strong values and morals.
Hollywood
2.5
The poverty and drugs and street crime are trotted out like window dressing, merely a painted backdrop for the up from the streets success story.
Seattle Pi
0.6
It cant even be said that the film has good intentions, because to have any intentions at all would have required at least a modicum of imagination.
Spliced Wire
2.0
Cheerful, unlikely and featherweight, Honey is nevertheless charmingly optimistic and refreshingly earnest.
The Star
1.3
And saying that Albas perpetual smile is the dumbest thing in this movie is saying a lot.
Deseret News
1.3
They bring nothing new to this movie.Nothing in the plot is original, and some of the devices are straight out of those old Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland ..
Three Movie Buffs
2.5
Started several years ago, Art Alley is an evolving showcase of Kansas City street artists.
Kansas City
2.2
Honey isnt terrible, its lazy.The movies built on the ambitious dreams of cooped up teenage girls and the overactive fantasies of pent up teenage boys ..
Flip Side Archive
3.8
Snitch What lengths would you go to to protect your child.Snitch proves there is no limit.
Entertainment Spectrum
2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
0.5
By the time it ended, I began wondering if Ashton Kutcher would run out and reveal to Jessica Alba that the film was the biggest prank in the history ..
Juicy Cerebellum
2.5
Flawless beauty aside, Miss Alba never seems like the Everywoman she needs to be in order for Honey to click.
Washington Times
4.5
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