is a smutty desert mystery in which the detective, Honey O’Donohue (Margaret Qualley), never gets around to solving ... for twice as long and her supporting cast, which includes Aubrey Plaza as Honey’s latest lover and Chris Evans as an oily pastor ...

Margaret Qualley plays a Bakersfield, California, private investigator in Ethan Coen's “Honey Don't.” Coen cowrote the film with Tricia Cooke.

By the time it's over, "Honey Don't!" has lost what little direction it had, leaving its deliberate over-the-top qualities feeling hollow.