Such a wonderful surprise
I have to admit that I was close to giving up on this movie, thinking it was just a very indie and artsy take on a genre-hybrid that would never really get to its point. That’s on me, obviously, because Honey Bunch turned out to be an actual treat of a movie.
This is not least thanks to Grace Glowicki (Dead Lover) and Ben Petrie (Blackberry), starring as Diana and Homer, the married couple at the center of the story. Also, we have Jason Isaacs and India Brown as other patients at this facility. Don’t worry, they are father and daughter, and come across as a wonderful team. I absolutely believed in and rooted for all these people.
Finally, working at this facility, we have one of my absolute favorites: Kate Dickie. She is trying so hard to help the patients, while also caring for Delwyn, who is a recovering patient himself, trying to get back to a normal life after regaining his memories. Delwyn is portrayed by Julian Richings (The Institute), and alongside Kate Dickie, they are brilliant additions to any genre production.
Kate Dickie is someone I’ve been praising for years here on Heaven of Horror, and I intend to continue because she always delivers memorable performances. You may know her from smaller movies such as The Witch, Prevenge, or Undergods, but she was also in a huge budget production like Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Northman, plus series like Loki, Game of Thrones, and Dept. Q.
And she always makes an impact! Yes, this is practically a fan club for Kate Dickie at times.