Honey (2003)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Bille Woodruff

Writers (WGA):

Alonzo Brown (written by) &
Kim Watson (written by)

Release Date:

5 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

Her dream. Her terms.

Plot:

Honey (Alba) is a sexy, tough music video choreographer who shakes up her life after her mentor gives her an ultimatum: sleep with him or be blacklisted within their industry.

Plot Keywords:

Dancer | Choreographer | Dance | Hip Hop | Dancing

Awards:

8 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 20

9:00 PM

MTV

Cast

Jessica Alba	...	Honey Daniels
Lil' Romeo	...	Benny
Mekhi Phifer	...	Chaz
David Moscow	...	Michael Ellis
Zachary Williams	...	Raymond (as Zachary Isaiah Williams)
Joy Bryant	...	Gina
Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott	...	Herself (as Missy Elliott)
Anthony Sherwood	...	Mr. Daniels
Lonette McKee	...	Mrs. Daniels
Wes Williams	...	B.B. (as Wes Maestro Williams)
Judi Embden	...	Mrs. Strom (as Judy Embden)
Laurie Ann Gibson	...	Katrina
Scott Neil	...	Lenny
Alison Sealy-Smith	...	Marisol
Jull Weber	...	Joey

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for drug content and some sexual references.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:18PL | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39508) | Brazil:14 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Germany:o.Al. (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:MG6 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The tagline was changed from "Her Dream, Her Terms" to "Her Dreams, Her Terms".

Goofs:

Continuity: During the scene where Honey Daniels is talking to her best friend Gina about how she was feeling and apologizing for letting her down, the camera angle switches from in front of Gina to behind Gina. From the front, Gina is staring at the coffee table...from behind, Gina is looking at Honey.

Quotes:

Gina: Hmm. Sounds like somebody's trying to dip their fingers in the Honey jar to me.
Honey: Gina, he's my boss.
Gina: You say that like you never heard of Monica Lewinsky.

Movie Connections:

References Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

Soundtrack:

Let It Go

Delightful and Enjoyable Feel-Good Movie – A Homage to Hip-Hop and for Those Who Fight for Their Dreams

In a poor neighborhood, the choreographer Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) works in a record store during the day and as a bartender in a night-club in the night-shift, and teaches dance to teenagers of her community. She dreams to be successful as a video-clip dancer. When she meets the video director Michael Ellis (David Moscow), she believes that her dreams have come true. When Michael discloses his real intentions with her, she decides to struggle for making her dreams really come true.

I have just watched "Honey" because of the name of Jessica Alba in the cast. Fortunately I did not pay attention to the unfair and very underrated IMDb User Rating. "Honey" is indeed a delightful and enjoyable feel-good movie. Certainly it is not a masterpiece, and it will never be indicated for an Oscar, but it is not its intention. "Honey" is, first of all, a great homage to hip-hop, with the participation of many stars such as Tweet, Missy Elliot, Blaque, Jadakiss, Ginuwine among others, and awesome dance choreographs. The story has a good message that everybody must fight to make the dreams come true. The stunning Jessica Alba is wonderful in the role of Honey. The story may be corny for bitter viewers, with most of the characters being nice; horrible, for those who have prejudice against poor people or hip-hop; or great for a viewer that appreciate a great entertainment like me. The music score is fantastic, and the DVD released in Brazil by Universal is outstanding, full of wonderful extras. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Honey – No Ritmo dos Seus Sonhos" ("Honey – In the Rythim of Your Dreams")