Beauty Shop (2005)
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Reviews Counted: 114
Fresh: 43 | Rotten: 71
Despite a strong performance by Queen Latifah, Beauty Shop is in need of some style pointers.
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 15
Despite a strong performance by Queen Latifah, Beauty Shop is in need of some style pointers.
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While the men of Barbershop and Barbershop 2 have plenty to mouth off about, they may have met their match in the female staff and clientele of a nearby beauty shop. Directed by Bille Woodruff, Beauty Shop revolves around these women led by Gina (Queen Latifah), who opened Beauty Shop to give all the females in the community, from a conservative Southern socialite (Andie MacDowell) to a poetry-reciting stylist, a place to talk about life, love, and the issues of the day, all while getting their
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Cast
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Queen Latifah
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Kevin Bacon
Jorge Christophe -
Laura Hayes
Paulette -
Djimon Hounsou
Joe -
Andie MacDowell
Terri Green -
Della Reese
Mrs. Towner -
Alicia Silverstone
Lynn -
Alfre Woodard
Miss Josephine -
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Darnelle -
Mena Suvari
Joanne Marcus -
Golden Brooks
Chanel -
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Paige Hurd
Vanessa -
Bryce Wilson
James -
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Omari Hardwick
Byron
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All Critics (127) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (73) | DVD (11)
As in the other two movies, the plot is a thin cardboard box carrying an assortment of observational doughnuts.
Top CriticI thought this was too much like the pilot for a sitcom.
Feel-good entertainment that is no less enjoyable for being somewhat predictable.
It's a bouncy, funny picture that I enjoyed -- one that mostly eludes the perils of sequelitis and spinoff-itis, a lusty comedy about the importance of looking good and getting the right scissors in the right hands.
Latifah is, well, Latifah playing herself -- funny, brash, smart, likable and not willing to take any garbage from anyone.
Overall, the parts don't come together and jell as well as they did in the Barbershop films.
So-so movie with great cast pushes PG-13 limits.
Take one part "Barbershop," one part Queen Latifah, sprinkle in a tablespoon of 'you-go-girl' and stir to get the confection of "Beauty Shop."
This bottom-feeder's sophomoric, locker room approach to black-white, gay-straight, and male-female issues cannot be undone by a saccharine storybook ending.
Bille Woodruff directs the comedy with a warm generosity of spirit, which gives all the actors in a delightful ensemble cast their chance to shine.
In Queen Latifah, Beauty Shop has an undeniably appealing anchor; her comedic timing is crackerjack.
It's meant to be a gender switch on its predecessor, but it's actually just a pale comparison.
Diverting but overly episodic... never quite hangs together as a feature.
Audience Reviews for Beauty Shop
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Yes, you have seen this movie before.
It has a few funny moments, some of them not intentional, but Beauty Shop really is your standard, predictable, recycled film. File this one under "Been there, done that".
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