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 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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