Honey (film)
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| Directed by | Bille Woodruff |
| Produced by | Nicole Brown Andre Harrell Billy Higgins Marc E. Platt |
| Written by | Alonzo Brown, Kim Watson |
| Starring | Jessica Alba Lil' Romeo Mekhi Phifer David Moscow Zachary Williams |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 5, 2003 |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Language | English |
Honey is a 2003 motion picture released by Universal Pictures. Featuring music produced by Rodney Jerkins, the film stars Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Lil' Romeo, Joy Bryant, Missy Elliott and David Moscow. A number of popular hip hop and R&B musicians make cameos in the film, including producer Rodney Jerkins, Jadakiss and Sheek Louch of D-Block, Tweet, and Ginuwine. Canadian R&B artist Shawn Desman was also featured. R&B and hip-hop singer Aaliyah was originally cast as Honey, before her death in 2001.
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[edit] Plot
Honey Daniels wants to be a big time dancer, but she's having trouble making it to the top. Finally she's spotted by big-time producer Michael Ellis, who offers her a job. Honey willingly accepts and gets started straight away. She's a big hit and even gets a promotion, but soon her boss tries to make sexual advances on her, which Honey declines and loses her job. Meanwhile, the community center where Honey works voluntarily as a hip-hop dance teacher is falling apart. Soon, Honey is forced to find a new dance studio and finds herself in a financial snag because of her previous job loss. She decides to put on a big dance performance to raise money for a studio. It's a hit, and Honey opens up her own dance studio.
[edit] Critical response
Honey was released to poor reviews. On Yahoo! Movies Critical Response, the average professional critical rating was a C. Rotten Tomatoes rated the film as being "rotten", with only 20% of 111 reviews having favorable responses.[1]
[edit] Soundtrack
A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released on November 11, 2003 by Elektra Records. It peaked at #105 on the Billboard 200 and #47 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
