“I’m gonna make a movie about you.”
“Make me look good, honey boy.”
Honey Boy is a heartbreaking film with outstanding performances from Shia LaBeouf, Noah Jupe, and Lucas Hedges. LaBeouf plays a version of his own abusive father, delivering a hauntingly raw performance, while Jupe and Hedges capture the lasting pain of childhood trauma. The film explores the struggle of loving a deadbeat dad who only brings pain and how addiction becomes an inheritance passed down. Watching LaBeouf’s character…
