Honey Don't!

How this film uses it

Honey tells a police detective she likes girls, and he thinks she is joking. The film treats strange events, like a preacher running a drug operation and sleeping with his young congregants, with a dry shrug. That mismatch is where the dark humor lives.

Where to see it

Honey and Marty at the crime scene. Marty asks her out, and she says she likes girls, and he thinks she is joking.

How this film uses it

The film saves its biggest reveal for the climax. A smudge of Corinne's green lipstick on a teacup shows Honey that MG, her lover, has been holding Corinne in her basement. Everything MG did before, from a charged bar encounter onward, looks different.

Where to see it

MG's house. Honey notices a teacup with Corinne's lipstick on it, then finds her niece in the basement.

How this film uses it

Early in the film, Marty asks Honey out and she says she likes girls. At the end, he asks again, and she gives the same answer. The repeat shows that Honey stays the same, even after a brush with death.

Where to see it

The aftermath. Marty compliments Honey's marksmanship and asks her out again, and she gives the same answer.

How this film uses it

MG begins as a charming police officer who flirts with Honey and sleeps with her. Honey lets her into her life, and MG even agrees not to report Corinne's assault. When the truth comes out, those warm scenes read as cover.

Where to see it

The confrontation. During an awkward talk, MG stabs Honey, and Honey fights back with a boiling kettle and a gun.