"The Honey Pot" appears like a draft of "Sleuth", Mankiewicz's next and last film. Cruel manipulation and lies are its main themes. Like "Sleuth", "The Honey Pot" is all about a confrontation between a rich aging man and a younger one who has to fight for his place in the sun.
Mankiewicz's is as brilliant as ever with a fantastic witty script and the cast is very good. Rex Harrison delivers one of his finest performances as the crooked but exquisit Cecil Fox. Maggie Smith, who is very young here, is also outstanding as the not so innocent nurse. Their two scenes together (especially the one in which she kisses him goodnight) are the best parts of the movie.
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