Spotlight REVIEW Review: Margaret Qualley scores in so-so 'Honey Don't' BRUCE R. MILLER Aug 30, 2025 Aug 30, 2025 Updated Nov 24, 2025 0 1 of 2 Margaret Qualley stars as Honey O’Donahue in writer/director Ethan Coen’s "Honey Don't." Karen Kuehn/Focus Features Aubrey Plaza, left, plays a cop helping Margaret Qualley solve crimes in "Honey Don't." Focus Features Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER There’s a swagger to Margaret Qualley in “Honey Don’t” that suggests she’s a better actress than most producers are willing to admit.kAm$FC6[ 5:C64E@C tE92? r@6? 8:G6D 96C 2? :?EC:8F:?8 A=2E7@C>[ 3FE D96 @776CD BF2=:E:6D 6G6? 96 ?6G6C 4@?D:56C65]k^AmkAmp 4@>A2?:@? A:646 @7 D@CED E@ “sC:G6\pH2J s@==D” W=2DE J62C’D r@6?^"F2==6J 4@==23@C2E:@?X[ “w@?6J” 7:?5D "F2==6J 2D 2 AC:G2E6 :?G6DE:82E@C D?@@A:?8 :?E@ D6G6C2= >FC56CD] $96 5@6D?’E ?646DD2C:=J D@=G6 E96 4C:>6D[ 3FE D96 5@6D 86E E96> @? 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