This is simply a wonderful, "feel-good" movie about a single woman trying to open her own beauty shop and make a good life for herself and her daughter. The characters are true-to-life and the story is quite believable. I hate the term "chick flick", but I guess that is what this is, complete with a (mostly) happy ending. The casting is spot-on and you will enjoy seeing Gina and her gals at work and at play. I also laughed to see Kevin Bacon playing the part of the egotistical salon owner! Don't go looking for Oscar-quality, heart-wrenching drama here...just sit back and enjoy the story...and be prepared to smile at the surprise ending!
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I had hoped this would be more of an engaging comedy with connections to the original Barbershop cast. This movie could have used a cameo drop-in by Calvin/Ice Cube to keep the connection alive. This is absolutely a "chick flick' without any appeal to the "guys"!
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This movie had promise – it came from the same line as Barbershop, the storyline was eerily similar to Bringing Down the House, and the cast was unexpectedly strong: Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell, Alfre Woodard, Mena Suvari, Della Reese, and a very funny Kevin Bacon. But the movie got lost in its own clichés and poor writing – giving neither the actor’s or the writer’s the power to carry the movie. Instead, the result was a bland, slow-moving movie that chronicled the struggles and successes of Queen Latifah’s start-up beauty shop. Beauty Shop could have – and should have – been more than a big cliché; but it was unable to break from the traditional storylines. Queen Latifah is a rebellious hair dresser at the hottest salon in town – after being pushed, she quit and decided to follow her heart and open her own salon… predictably in the heart of the ghetto and with a cast of misfit hairdressers. Latifah valiantly leads her team to success – stealing one client at a time… and next thing you know, it’s the hottest spot in town! You get my point – the movie was too predictable and too uninteresting. Beauty Shop’s greatest asset is its cast – Kevin Bacon is hilarious, Latifah is solid, Andie MacDowell was pleasantly funny, Alicia Siverstone was bizarrely appropriate, and Mean Suvari was decent. In the end, the writing was bad enough that the entire cast was incapable of saving it… unfortunate, because Barbershop was an excellent movie!Read full review
Do you like to be entertained? In Beauty Shop, Queen Latifah plays Gina. Gina's dream is to open her own hair shop, but it is not easy at first. First, she needs a loan. Second, she needs to find a place for her shop. But this is not the only reasons why she needs to do this stuff. She just quit her job because of her boss. Later, Gina does open her shop but faces one problem after another. It is definitely worth seeing if she solves them all. I think this movie had some really good acting. This movie will have you laughing all the way through. This comedy is about 1 hour and 45 minutes long and kind of reminds me of Hair Show. I would definitely recommend buying this to add to your movie collection. Review written by employee #002 ( My daughter Kierra age 11:)
I have watched it around three times and I love it
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