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Actors: Jessica Alba, Lil' Romeo, Mekhi Phifer, David Moscow, Zachary Isaiah Williams
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Honey |
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Directed by Billy Woodruff, the movie Honey tells the tale of Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba), an aspiring dancer in New York City who had to manage three jobs as a living. She taught dancing to a group of teenagers at a community centre (where her mother worked), was a staff in a video rental store with her best friend Gina (Joy Bryant), and worked as a bartender in a glitzy club. It all started when Honey hit the dance floor after her bartending shift and was talent-spotted by a famous music video director Michael Ellis (David Moscow).
She transformed into a hip-hop sensation overnight, and did everything from background dancing to choreography. Due to her newly found passion and fame, Honey neglected her friends. She missed Gina's birthday party (and fell out with her, more or less), and stopped teaching at the dance classes in the community centre. Thus, the kids went back into the street and mixed with bad company... involving themselves in petty crimes. When Michael tried to take advantage of Honey during a party, her career and plans of setting up a dance school were thwarted by the same person who gave her break to fame, but she insisted on remaining true to herself.
--Serene Guay, Resident Scholar
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A pack of attractive young people are about to dance their way out of the Hollywood feel-good version of the hood in new movie “Honey” starring Jessica Alba. After a music video producer discovers twenty-two-year-old Honey Daniels dancing at a club, she quickly becomes hip-hop's most sought-after choreographer. Hoping to save resident at-risk youths Benny (Lil' Romeo) and his younger brother Raymond (Zachary Isaiah Williams) from the perils of gangsta life, Honey decides to raise the money to open a neighborhood dance center. But to do that, she has to choose to pursue success with her sleazy boss or stay true to herself and her friends. There's not much suspense in which path she'll take, but the hot-bodied dance scenes are fun to watch along the way.
--Jennifer Marcoullier, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Honey |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- committing crimes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- dancer
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- dancer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- producer/director
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
- dangerous
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Rap/hip-hop
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