Honeydripper

Honeydripper (2007)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (85 reviews)

  • 58% of users liked it
    (1,658 ratings)

Tyrone (Danny Glover) is the proprietor of the Honeydripper juke joint. When business at the once-popular club begins to trail off and Tyrone hires unpredictable electric guitarist Sonny (Gary Clark Jr.) against his better judgment, Tyrone's last-ditch bid to draw in crowds during harvest time has… More

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PG-13, 2 hr. 2 min.
Directed By
John Sayles
Written By
John Sayles
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Dec 28, 2007 Wide
On DVD
Jun 24, 2008
Emerging Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

    While this may not be the rowdiest birth-of-rock-'n'-roll film ever made -- it's very likely the least rowdy -- Sayles addresses a transitional moment in his own patient, precise way.

  • Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

    It survives on its versatile leads, its smoky cinematography (courtesy of Dick Pope) and its seductive musical performances, which run from gospel to jazz to blues to the to the electrifying kick-start of early rock 'n' roll.

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    Even more than the music in this musically rich picture, the great pleasure of Honeydripper is in watching Danny Glover as Tyrone Purvis, the club owner.

  • Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

    Trudging nobly under a mantle of impeccably earnest intentions and a fussy, too-quaint-by-half production design, Honeydripper lags and drags to its utterly predictable end. There's not a spark of spontaneity or soul about it.

  • Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

    A musical period piece that manages to be lighthearted and socially conscious.

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  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]"Honeydripper" starts on a Saturday night in Harmony, Alabama in 1950 and the Honeydripper Lounge is certainly not jumping. Its proprietor, Tyrone(Danny Glover), even sends his star performer, Bertha Mae(Mable John), home. Tyrone is married to… More

  • MJS M


    John Sayles is an odd filmmaker in that his work seems oddly isolated from everything else Hollywood puts out. He?s almost a textbook example of what an auteur is, in that one can guess he directed a film simply by watching a single scene, but pinpointing why his work is recognizable… More

  • Adam M


    Decent drama about the birth of rock n' roll in 1950's Alabama.Tyrone Pervis' bar,The Honeydripper,is on the verge of being brought out unless he can come up with enough money and keep the place busy like it used to be.When Tyrone books a popular local guitarist to play… More

  • Keith M


    John Sayles doing what he does best. Just a simple story about simple people. What you see is what you get, there are no surprises in this one.

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