Beauty Shop (2005)

Very well executed

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Admirable film.

The acting in this movie is really good.

The movie is under rated on this site. It is a perfect feel good comedy that everyone will sure enjoy.It is a true good movie.Queen Latifah is one of the best actors out there in my book. She is just really funny and has a great perspective on the movies she does.I really hope to see another movie like this one with her in it.All the other actors in the movie were great, and I saw no flaws with them either.Shows that even racial aspects of society can be overcome.My Favorite part in the movie is at the end, when it is shown that everybody is together and the shop is working excellent despite all negative things.I really hope this review helps people see how good of a movie it really was.So go ahead and give it a shot! It's worth it!

"Beauty Shop" is harmless. Harmless in the sense that it tells a story, isn't necessarily offensive, and goes into the old reliable bag of tricks when it comes to entertaining.If you, like me, have panned down the cast on IMDb.com, you'll see quite an eclectic bunch of actors. Alfre Woodard, Queen Latifah, Keven Bacon, Andie MacDowell, Alicia Silverstone, Mena Suvari, Dijmon Hansou, and Keisha Knight-Pulliam--it's as random as random can be...well, so is the script. And, as a result, so is the movie.Kathy Griffin does an entire act on feeling nervous when white people start speaking black around her--it makes her feel awkward. Now imagine Andie MacDowell shaking her now developing booty and Alicia Silverstone freaking a black man on the dance floor. I think if you were look up the word "awkward" in the dictionary, these two plot points would appear as references to the emotion.Queen Latifah can't seem to break that aura that you're watching a person playing themselves. Try as she might (or is capable of), she can't make us believe her chemistry with Hansou is realistic, and, though you like "Gina," she can't really make us commit to it, and I can't really say that you like her enough to care that she's having a hard time. All of the supporting characters are basically stereotypical--no one is spared, whether they be the the black girls in the shop, the wannabes who try and adjust, or the white characters who want to fit in that just can't seem to--ergo, we get laughs for situational comedy rather than actual funny writing. And the biggest revelation is that a character that everyone is convinced as gay turns out to be just a metro-sexual who has a prison record and likes white girls. Sorry--that's not enough to make me strive to look past the forest and see the trees.I know we are being asked to not judge a book by its cover, but, Silverstone's phony "hick from the sticks" accent was waring on my nerves far too much to pick up that message...and, I still can't get past Andie MacDowell being a pivotal character in this film. Her acting prowess is debatable, and she seems to just show up whenever a Southern accent is required in a film. But, it was somewhat nice to see how a former "Cosby Kid" turned out after what must be a huge cross to bear if you're looking to carve out an acting career for yourself.

By now, there isn't much to spoil since the movie has been out a long time. I saw Barbershop and didn't think all that much of it. I was hesitant to even rent Beauty Shop, but did since I am a huge Latifa fan. Well, I was pleasantly surprised! In fact, we BOUGHT the movie. It is a very nice story, has a lot of pretty decent music (even if it isn't the type I normally listen to), and I like the ending. Kevin Bacon looks very different here - he did great! I liked seeing "little Rudy" all grown up too - she is Darnelle. There are laughs all the way through the movie. However, I have to say that women will like this movie a lot more than the guys will.Gina doesn't need to bow down to a rude, arrogant boss, and goes out on her own, despite the odds. It isn't easy, and there are plenty of things that go wrong, but plenty that go right.It's all good, and any woman who has ever been in a beauty shop, or anyone who has ever worked for a jerk will enjoy this movie. Rent it if you need to, but we bought it and have watched it at least ten times since purchase. Her persistence is inspiring.

30 year old gay white male here. Billie Woodruff, Queen Latifah and the entire cast did a bang up job on this movie, well done. I just simply love Black female Ghetto humor and I think it was done with style not offensive to anyone but what I am concerned about is that the way Blacks react to whites around a mainly black group (Alicia Silverstone and Andie McDowell's characters)? I was not offended but rather reminded that a white person can't "get in the groove or mood" of the others around him/her and not be looked at strangely. I've always believed you are a product of your environment even if it's just for the moment. Eventually the two girls were taken into the fold and that was great scripting but I still have that concern or question on an everyday scale? As part of a minority I try to accept others when they are out of their normal group; their behavior because I see it everyday. Queen Latifah did a monumental job of including everyone based on their own merits and I applaud her for that and I think that's the way she really is in person. I wish there were more of her and Billie Woodruff as well. Make a sequel!! Thanks you for letting me share. David