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I really didn't think Honey was that bad. As far as sunny predictability, yeah it's all that and then some, but as far as being dreadful it isn't. While Honey may seem to predictable, to contrived, and to by the numbers sunshiny, it isn't a bad way to pass some time though it's by no means a must see.
I did enjoy Jessica Alba's performance as Honey though she seemed almost to good to be true at times. While the movie was clearly designed to be Hollywood feel good in the way it went about things, the movie was at times very much fun to watch as well as being very well paced and interesting despite it's formula feel. I liked it a bit more then Coyote Ugly or even Flashdance in a way. Sometimes it's fun just to watch a relaxing feel good movie-and one thing you know about Honey is that even when negativity is introduced, things wont stay negative for long-not in this movie's world.
There really wouldn't have been a way to make this movie less predictable I don't think, because it's plot almost demands a happy by the book ending. I wouldn't call this a great movie but would give it a 6.5(wish we could rate by .5's here on IMDb). It isn't going to win any awards but there isn't anything that stands out about it to be dreadful and it's a cute, uplifting little movie. This is rated on here a 3 or 4 and that really is a little Harsh. My vote is 6.5.
I really didn't think Honey was that bad. As far as sunny predictability, yeah it's all that and then some, but as far as being dreadful it isn't. While Honey may seem to predictable, to contrived, and to by the numbers sunshiny, it isn't a bad way to pass some time though it's by no means a must see.
I did enjoy Jessica Alba's performance as Honey though she seemed almost to good to be true at times. While the movie was clearly designed to be Hollywood feel good in the way it went about things, the movie was at times very much fun to watch as well as being very well paced and interesting despite it's formula feel. I liked it a bit more then Coyote Ugly or even Flashdance in a way. Sometimes it's fun just to watch a relaxing feel good movie-and one thing you know about Honey is that even when negativity is introduced, things wont stay negative for long-not in this movie's world.
There really wouldn't have been a way to make this movie less predictable I don't think, because it's plot almost demands a happy by the book ending. I wouldn't call this a great movie but would give it a 6.5(wish we could rate by .5's here on IMDb). It isn't going to win any awards but there isn't anything that stands out about it to be dreadful and it's a cute, uplifting little movie. This is rated on here a 3 or 4 and that really is a little Harsh. My vote is 6.5.