Hair Show

17% of critics liked it

71% of users liked it

Mo'Nique, Kellita Smith
In theaters Oct 15, 2004
PG-13, 1 hr. 40 min.

Movie Info

Cast: Mo'Nique, Kellita Smith, Gina Torres, David Ramsey, Taraji P. Henson, Keiko Agena, Cee Cee Michaela, Joe Torry, Andre B. Blake, Vivica A. Fox
Director: Leslie Small
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.
Genre: Comedy
Theater Release: Oct 15, 2004
DVD Release: May 10, 2005
Synopsis: Blood may be thicker than water, but it doesn't hold a candle to hairspray, as we learn in this urban comedy. Angela (Kellita Smith) is a successful hairdresser who operates her own salon based in Los Angeles. One day, Angela gets an unexpected visit from her sister Peaches (Mo'Nique), who runs a beauty shop of her own in Baltimore. The family reunion turns out to not be as happy as Angela may have hoped -- Peaches is trying to stay a step ahead of IRS agents who want to collect 50,000 dollars

Critic Reviews

  • Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
    The story here, by Andrea Wiley, Sherri A. McGee and Devon Gregory, is slapped together with such poorly drawn stereotypes and lapses in logic as to provoke not shaking bellies but shaking heads. More...
  • Scott Foundas, Variety
    An anemic sitcomsitcom pilot dragged out to an excruciating 108-minute running time. More...
  • Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
    The plot is slender but serviceable, and under Leslie Small's attentive direction, not only do Mo'Nique and Smith excel, but those playing salon staffers -- Taraji Henson, Keiko Agena, Cee Cee Michaela et al -- also make lively impressions. More...
  • Robert Dominguez, New York Daily News
    A predictable urban comedy set mostly in a chichi Beverly Hills beauty salon, Hair Show is a female-oriented Barber Shop -- minus the steady humor and pointed social commentary. More...
  • Megan Lehmann, New York Post
    The story is so slight, a low-wattage hair dryer could blow it away. More...
  • Ned Martel, New York Times
    A Baltimore hairstylist takes refuge, and umbrage, in her buppie sister's Los Angeles salon in this sputtering star vehicle for the comedian Mo'Nique. More...
  • Bob Townsend, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Don't expect this stylin' movie to weave more than a few giggles. More...
  • Kam Williams, Black Talent News
    Coiffure competition at center of sibling rivalry comedy! More...
  • Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
    stars Mo'nique, who's both fatter and sassier than [Queen] Latifah, but alas, not a whole lot funnier. More...
  • , E! Online
    This chop shop is a tad shabby. More...