 According to "Variety", though the film does not proclaim to subscribe to Dogme 95 filmmaking movement, it was allegedly shot according to the movement's values.Most of the music in the film was by Ash, a Northern Irish rock band.Leslie Felperin for "Variety" gave a positive review of "The Honeymooners", calling the performances engaging and saying it "look[ed] a lot better than one would expect given its reported limited resources", though not impressed by the final act.