However, the exuberant energy of a group of neighborhood kids and their daily struggles soon inspire Honey, and with the help of her boyfriend Chaz (Mekhi Phifer) she teaches them how to change their lives by letting go on the dancefloor.
Bringing together the exciting worlds of dance and music HONEY is an urban-infused upbeat and engaging drama, which includes diverse, energetic dance sequences and an exciting hip-hop/R&B soundtrack.
HONEY'S stellar cast and smooth moves make this a must see movie.
This is the story of Honey (Jessica Alba), a tough sexy dancer from the inner city, who becomes a successful music video choreographer, but her career is threatened when her mentor makes her either sleep with him.…..or get blacklisted within the industry. She ultimately decides to pursue her lifelong dream of opening her own dance studio for inner-city youths.
Hip hop can't take you to places ballet can, is the piece of advice delivered to dancer Honey (Alba) by her disappointed mum. So it's up to the feisty, fleet-footed reluctant ballerina to prove her wrong by making it big in the world of music videos.
Honey's smooth moves catch the eye of happening producer Michael Ellis (Moscow), who recruits her as a dancer and then promotes her to chief choreographer.
However, Honey's slide up the greasy showbiz pole pushes her away from her best pal Gina (Joy Bryant) and complicates her relationship with neighbourhood crimper Chaz (Phifer).
This sanitised, squeaky-clean group of stage school kids should, in a real world, be off mugging people rather than dancing round a boogie box.
The only hint of edge is delivered by an all-too-brief cameo from Missy Elliott which brightens proceedings every time she appears.
Honey's heart's in the right place but her soul, sadly, is of the plastic variety.
My review
When I first saw this film I thought it was amazing!
This film is right up my street…it has everything in it that I like. E.g. music, dancing and a cameo appearance from Missy Elliot.
Jessica Alba, who plays “Honey”, is a fantastic actress.
I thought that she did a wicked job in this film.
I don’t think I came across any faults whilst watching this film. It had just the right amount of music…as a lot of r&b and hip-hop music is played all the way through.
I found the story line really good, its all about a girl who dreams of making it big in the hip-hop world, but feels she can’t do this whilst she is still living with her parents.
Honey (Jessica Alba) moved to the vibrant inner city where the streets are a barrage of sound, energy and music.
Honey works three jobs, teaching hip-hop classes at a local youth centre and working in a record shop by day and bartending at a trendy club by night. In the storyline this shows how independant she is, and how she relies on herself.
It also shows how she is able to stand on her own two feet and that she is strong, in her own way.
