HoneyBee

I'm going to level with you. This film is not without its flaws. But what it lacks in production value it more than makes up for with great casting, clever dialogue, and a well-developed story. Not everything is explained, there's no great backstory, but this is not that type of film. The story we see is enough without having to explain the history of the characters (even though we do get a little of that).

What I loved about this quirky B-horror/comedy flick was the electrical chemistry of the cast (seriously, it was so fun watching them hang out), the fun 80's-style music (complete with a cameo from the GoGo's Jane Wiedlin!), and a slow-burn style story that pushes to a solid climax.

I have rarely seen a movie that explained so little. Everything was fine some suspense, mystery and a promise to learn who Honeybee and her 5 boys were, where they were from and what they were doing in their new hometown. No such luck... Lots of cryptic clues waiting for all to be revealed then...nothing a big fat nothing. Another movie in the long line of movies that keep the viewer waiting but reveal nothing. So frustrating as I waited for the final reveal. My advice to this type of movie maker...

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS IN YOUR HEAD, JUST TELL US

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS IN YOUR HEAD, JUST TELL US

I could even get past the amateurish filming of the thing, and it goes along for awhile where if you get past that its not too bad, but still nothing is happening.

Then when things actually start to happen the whole thing goes completely off the rails. Amateurish 'fight' scenes, bad editing, ridiculous jumps in logic to just plain no rationale at all...

As is my custom its not a 1 if I make it through... but I wish I'd moved on once it started to get bad.

I just gave Pet a 6; it was a great movie- an easy 8- well made production, brilliantly acted, filmed etc. Progressive plot line and script but a last "scene" that was sooo predicable for a thriller and out of context with the plot, that it gets the same rating as this, 6. In Honeybee, 90% of the acting sucked, nearly 1/2 the scenes were poorly lit or over lit, obviously not enough of a budget to refilm slightly flubbed scenes. But altogether I found it cohesive and entertaining. It too had the predictable last scene for a B thriller, but it fit perfectly. So enjoy this 6! PS, the starring characters pulled off there parts well.

Please ignore all the good reviews about this piece of trash! The reason why I just created my account with IMDb was to give this friendly and honest advise! Do not watch this crap! I really can't understand the positive rates! They all must be from relatives of the actors or something like that.... or people are just really stupid..