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Posted mar 25, 2008 10:33 pm pt

amauriel

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"Honey" was good for what it was, a cool dance flick with good actors (Jessica Alba and Mehki Phifer). However, the plot is quite silly. Obviously Honey would chose to quite her career rather than sleep with a slimeball.

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Posted mar 4, 2007 1:59 am pt

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The best dance movie I've ever seen. Love the different dances and how they show the life in the getto

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Posted feb 9, 2007 6:35 pm pt

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One of my favorite urban movies so far. Jessica Alba plays a charming lady that so easy to like, while the rest of the cast is just as cool. Honey gets a job as a choreographer and there are guests appearances from Jada and Ruff Ryders which makes...
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One of my favorite urban movies so far. Jessica Alba plays a charming lady that so easy to like, while the rest of the cast is just as cool. Honey gets a job as a choreographer and there are guests appearances from Jada and Ruff Ryders which makes the movie more interactive, since we know these people. What makes this movie more enjoyable, is that it has some type of charm that most urban movies are missing. It's not about telling a story of someone trying to act tough, but for someone to struggle against all odds but in the end will succeed.

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Posted feb 2, 2007 11:18 am pt

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I love this movie because I love Jessica Alba.

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Posted jan 18, 2007 1:44 am pt

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I loved this movie, all the dancing get you really excited, the drama is gets intense. Jessica Alba did a good job in this movie so did Romeo. You should rent this movie or buy it if you really like it.

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Posted dec 24, 2006 2:36 am pt

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Jessica Alba is hot in this movie, unfortunately the movie is not. The plot was predictable from the beginning to the end.

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Posted dec 9, 2006 2:18 pm pt

• [+] The New York Times
  
  70
  Honey brings out the wholesome, affirmative side of the hip-hop aesthetic without being overly preachy, and it offers a winningly utopian view of show-business success without real costs or compromises.

  by Dana Stevens | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  63
  Honey doesn't have a shred of originality (except for the high-energy choreography), but there's something fundamentally reassuring about a movie that respects ancient formulas; it's like a landmark preservation program.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  60
  It's a hokey heart-warmer that works.

  by J.R. Jones | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  60
  A decidedly upbeat number, centered on a good-hearted character.

  by Sheri Linden | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
  50
  Neither hot nor square, it's as simple and earnest as any after-school special and as cameo-laden as any rap video.

  by Wesley Morris | Read Full Review »
• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
  50
  First-time director Billie Woodruff, a music video veteran, busts his moves in the dance scenes while the movie throbs to the beat of the wall-to-wall soundtrack.

  by Sean Axmaker | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
  50
  The last thing I want is this: Yet another instance of black culture diluting itself by imitating a white model. Hell, Honey is hip-hop by way of Andy Hardy.

  by Rick Groen | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  50
  A by-the-numbers, let's-put-on-a-show quasi-musical that has absolutely nothing going for it, except Alba.

  by Jack Mathews | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  50
  If you're in the mood for a hip-hop film with more happy faces than "The Partridge Family," Honey will divert you.

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  50
  By no means is this a good movie, but it's warmed by the solar energy of its star, who surely deserves better than this formula empowerment flick.

  by Carrie Rickey | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  50
  Despite some sizzle with love interest Mekhi Phifer, the alluring Alba ends up a desexualized mouthpiece.

  by Scott Brown | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  50
  Has the shelf life of a dented milk carton. Pop-culture movies in general age rapidly due to ever-changing slang and fashions.

  by Robert K. Elder | Read Full Review »
• [+] Charlotte Observer
  
  50
  The story's sweet, however stale, and many performers have energy. But screenwriters Alonzo Brown and Kim Watson drain the reality out of it.

  by Lawrence Toppman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Dallas Observer
  
  40
  Certainly it exists solely to sell a soundtrack; the movie, like most made for teens, is well beside the point.

  by Robert Wilonsky | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  40
  Alba, constantly sporting off-the-shoulder tops a la "Flashdance," brings no depth of feeling to her character, and her average -- often wooden -- moves make it hard to believe she's a uniquely talented hoofer and sought-after choreographer.

  by Angel Cohn | Read Full Review »