American Honey

2016's "American Honey", directed and written by Andrea Arnold.

Starring Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough, and Will Patton.

Ever wanted to just go, leave everything behind, and hit the open road with a fast and loose gang of friends? American Honey is about the exploits of a young woman (fantastic newcomer Sasha Lane) who leaves behind a desperate existence of raising somebody else's children with an abusive partner to join a company of young people who jump from town to town, trying to sell magazine subscriptions door to door (functional houses not necessary though).

Lane is attracted to and taught the rules of the road (some lessons explicit, others more subtle and painful) by Shia LaBeouf (sporting a hoodrat Padawan braid), and the owner/exploiter Keough. The movie does the indie art house thing, with a loose collection of amateurs depicting the modern capitalistic struggles of the American underclass as they scrape by, from score to score, and hit to hit. As Lane learns the lessons of modern capitalism and dog eat dog politics, we engage in a thoughtful journey in the spirit of an extremely positive Harmony Kormine production.
At 2:43 hrs, it's a long winded but pleasant depiction of wounded but spectacular immediacy in the heart of the U.S.A. Sweet, but never cloying, American Honey is worth a taste.

3.5/5

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