There’s a swagger to Margaret Qualley in “Honey Don’t” that suggests she’s a better actress than most producers are willing to admit.

Sure, director Ethan Coen gives her an intriguing platform, but she offers qualities even he never considered.

A companion piece of sorts to “Drive-Away Dolls” (last year’s Coen/Qualley collaboration), “Honey” finds Qualley as a private investigator snooping into several murders. She doesn’t necessarily solve the crimes, but she does get them on record.

Possessing an old-school swagger, Qualley’s Honey O’Donoghue checks on an automobile accident that could have ties to a strip mall church led by Chris Evans. He’s into a different kind of godliness and isn’t afraid to get at the demons he thinks are lurking in parishioners. Honey has an idea what this mean

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