Storyline
Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep kids off the streets. Honey thinks she's hit the jackpot when she meets a hotshot director (David Moscow) who casts her in one of his music videos. But, when he starts demanding sexual favors from her, Honey makes a decision that will change her life.
Directors
Cast
Jessica Alba, Romeo Miller, Mekhi Phifer, Joy Bryant, Sarah Francis, Missy Elliott, David Moscow, Kevin Duhaney, Judi Embden, Zachary Isaiah Williams, Anthony Sherwood, Lonette McKee, Maestro, Alison Sealy-Smith, Scott Neil, Jull Weber, Brandi Ward, Fonzworth Bentley, Tracy Dawson, Laurieann Gibson, Shawn Desman
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Reviews
70
Honey brings out the wholesome, affirmative side of the hip-hop aesthetic without being overly preachy, and it offers a winningly utopian view of show-business success without real costs or compromises.
50
Entertainment Weekly
Despite some sizzle with love interest Mekhi Phifer, the alluring Alba ends up a desexualized mouthpiece.
50
Charlotte Observer
The story's sweet, however stale, and many performers have energy. But screenwriters Alonzo Brown and Kim Watson drain the reality out of it.
50
By no means is this a good movie, but it's warmed by the solar energy of its star, who surely deserves better than this formula empowerment flick.
50
If you're in the mood for a hip-hop film with more happy faces than "The Partridge Family," Honey will divert you.
