Honey

The sweet title notwithstanding, this hip-hop Cinderella story leaves a bad taste. Ambitious and determined Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) dreams of being a dancer in music videos. She pays the bills with bartending and record-store jobs, teaches hip-hop dance classes at the local community center and auditions constantly. While her best friend, Gina (Joy Bryant), is unflappably supportive, Honey's mother (Lonnette McKee) thinks videos are a waste of time when ballet could get her daughter farther away from her run-down Bronx neighborhood. Honey ignores her mother's wishes and becomes more deeply involved with her neighborhood, befriending young brothers Benny (Lil' Ro...