An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since I have always been a huge fan of the Coen brothers, I was quite eager to check their solo efforts. Well, unfortunately, just like ‘Drive-Away Dolls’, the damned thing turned out to be rather disappointing, I’m afraid. I do understand that Ethan Coen wanted to try something else, in this case, delivering some B features with his wife Tricia Cooke but, to be honest, the end-results feel so far like some really half-baked Coen brother features. At least, in this case, I was able to enjoy Margaret Qualley’s character much more than in ‘Drive-Away Dolls’. Indeed, while her character was rather obnoxious in Ethan Coen’s previous directorial effort, this time, Qualley was super charismatic and clearly the biggest highlight in this flick. Unfortunately, it’s a pity that this cool character was not given a more interesting and/or entertaining movie though. I mean, there was a decent noir vibe, like so many classics from the Coen brothers, but, aside from Honey, none of the other characters really worked and the story never really took off. However, the biggest issue was with the ending though. Seriously, it was borderline insulting how slopy and random the end was. Basically, the main character couldn’t reach her new girlfriend on the phone so she went to her place and, then, she discovered that she was actually a serial killer behind not only the mysterious death happening at the beginning of the movie but also the abduction of her niece? I mean, Honey was constantly the sharpest person in each single scene but, in this case, she basically bumped into the bag guy lair completely by accident which was just a weak and frustrating narrative choice. Anyway, to conclude, pretty much like with ‘Drive-Away Dolls’, I think I’m being quite generous with my rating here, I guess it is still worth a look but I can’t say I’m really dying to see the final movie in their ‘lesbian B-movie trilogy’. 

6/10