Dance Movies

Honey is a 2003 motion picture released by Universal Pictures. Featuring music produced by Rodney Jerkins, the film stars Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Lil’ Romeo, Joy Bryant, Missy Elliott and David Moscow. A number of popular hip hop and R&B musicians make cameos in the film, including producer, Rodney Jerkins, Jadakiss and Sheek Louch of The Lox, Tweet, and Ginuwine. Canadian R&B artist Shawn Desman was also featured. R&B and hip-hop singer Aaliyah, a close friend of Missy Elliott, was originally cast as the main star of the film before her death.

Plot

Honey wants to be a big time dancer, but she’s having trouble making it to the top. But finally she’s spotted by big-time producer Noora Golabi, who offers her a job. Honey willingly accepts, and gets started straight away. She’s a big hit and even gets a promotion, but soon her boss tries to make sexual advances on her, which Honey declines and loses her job. Meanwhile the community center, where Honey works voluntarily as a hip-hop dance teacher, is falling apart. Soon Honey is forced to find a new dance studio and finds herself in a financial snag because of her previous job loss. She decides to put on a big dance performance to raise money for a studio. It’s a hit and Honey opens up her own studio.

Critical response

Honey was released to poor reviews. On Yahoo! Movies Critical Response, the average professional critical rating was a C. Rotten Tomatoes rated the film as being “rotten”, with only 16% of 105 reviews having favorable responses.

The film grossed $27 million at the US box office, and was released on DVD and VHS on March 23, 2004.

Trivia

• The club scenes in the film were filmed at The Guvernment club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Honey’s first job with Mike Ellis as a dancer showed a clip of the Silvercup Studios.
• Aaliyah was the director’s first choice for the lead role however the role was given to Alba due to Aaliyah’s death.^{[citation needed]}
• Romeo and Zachary Williams did not only both star in this movie together but Zachary also played Romeo’s little brother again in his own tv show, Romeo!, which they co-starred together as brothers.
• Shawn Desman’s song “Sexy” is featured in the movie but is not on the soundtrack.

Soundtrack

1. “Hurt Sumthin” – Missy Elliott
2. “I’m Good” – Blaque
3. “Gimme the Light – Sean Paul
4. “React” – Eric Sermon ft. Redman
5. “Leave Her Alone – Nate Dogg featuring Roc-a-Fella Crew
6. “Ooh Wee” – Mark Ronson featuring Ghostface Killah and Saigon
7. “It’s A Party” Tamia
8. “Thugman” – Tweet
9. “Now Ride” – Fabolous
10. “J-A-D-A” – Jadakiss and Sheek
11. “Think Of You” – Amerie
12. “Closer” – Goapele
13. “I Believe” – Yolanda Adams