Honey Don’t! is the second film in a trilogy from director Ethan Coen and co-writer Tricia Cooke. They are calling the films in their trilogy lesbian B-movies, but I think they should be calling them “lezsploitation.”
Honey Don’t! comes after Drive-Away Dolls. The future film in the trilogy is called Go, Beavers! Hopefully it will again star Margaret Qualley, who has been a lead character in the first two.

The dictionary defines B-movie as a low-budget movie, especially one made for use as a companion to the main attraction in a double feature. I made up the word lezsploitation, so I get to define it. Lezsploitation is a low-quality movie with lots of lesbian sex scenes from A-list actors like Margaret Qualley and Aubrey Plaza who lesbians want to see rubbing bits. Honey Don’t! provides that in abundance.

But wait! This movie has more than lesbians. It also has Reverend Drew (Chris Evans), who counsels his female flock of parishioners by taking them into his bed.
There is a distinct lack of coherent plot in this movie, but there is plenty of sex. But here’s the thing. The sex scenes are ridiculous. This is not a love story.
The plot, if there is one, involves a private detective, Honey (Margaret Qualley). She stumbles upon a crime scene and starts investigating. No one has hired her to do this and the police don’t want her around, but she’s going for it. There are murders and mysteries to solve, which Honey solves well before the police investigator (Charlie Day).
Her investigation puts her in contact with a police officer named MG (Aubrey Plaza) and the head of a church, Drew (Chris Evans).
There are a great many other characters in this film. A few who should be mentioned include Honey’s sister Heidi (Kristen Connolly) and her niece Corinne (Talia Ryder). Honey has an assistant named Spider (Gabby Beans) who never gets to do anything, not even make coffee, but presumably collects a paycheck.
I did love the opening credits and the tour of the sad, baked dry side of Bakersfield, California.
Other than the missing plot, the film has everything else – sex, violence, blood, clever quips, and a murderer caught. The trailer can help you decide whether or not to watch this one, in case my review hasn’t been enough info. It’s streaming on Peacock and can be rented from YouTube, Google Play, and Prime Video.

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