Beauty Shop Reviews

The spin-offs count too. That's really the only reason I'm watching this one right now. Plus it does have a pretty decent cast. Bille Woodruff is an average director. He hasn't made anything that really stands out in my opinion. He hasn't made anything just plain awful though so that's good. Elizabeth Hunter also wrote Jumping the Broom which I enjoyed. I have only seen The Mod Squad by Kate Lanier, but it was just an average kind of film. Norman Vance Jr. also wrote Pride (the Terrence Howard one) which was pretty good. I feel like this may end up being a decent enough watch. Oh man you can tell this is dated when Michael Vick gets mentioned with positivity. This radio lady kind of reminds me of the woman from The Warriors movie. I wonder why they decided to switch their area. Maybe they didn't want anyone to focus on why Ice Cube's crew never makes appearances. Oh nice they get their homage and such. Kevin Bacon's character is just too much ahaha. Wow that's so not fair. It's got character though that's for sure. Oh yeah the token white girl of the group. That is the kind of customer I just would not enjoy in any scenario. There is always a way. They had to add their own little hustler to the store lol. At least they are consistent with their gimmicks. Haha he just had to go too far. Damn if only he showed up a little later or the other showed up sooner. Now we got the token opposite gender member haha. Oh wow lol! I don't know, but that looks like a mess. Yes a thousand dollars was mentioned before. A hiccup in the writing I guess. As I watch this I realize I have definitely seen bits of it before. Nice one man Oh what a burn! I knew what was going to happen. I wouldn't mind her doing that to me lol. Well that escalated quickly. That is just plain evil. I wonder how they did all that so quick. I had a feeling. Okay that I didn't see coming. The ending was kind of silly. This was pretty predictable. It's definitely not as good as the Barbershop films. It was decent though and had a few good moments.

Even though I had some rather low expectations concerning this flick, since there was a nice cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Unfortunately, the whole thing turned out to be pretty disappointing. First of all, I have seen none of those Barbershop flicks and after seeing this spin-off, I don't really feel up to it... I mean, there was indeed a nice cast (Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Andie MacDowell, Alfre Woodard, Mena Suvari, Kimora Lee, Kevin Bacon, Djimon Hounsou) but except for Queen Latifah and Djimon Hounsou, all the actors involved were way over the top and it was just plain annoying. For example, I'm still not sure what to make of Kevin Bacon's performance. On one hand, it was pretty impressive because he was barely recognizable, he looked so different, he talked and moved like a totally different person but, on the other hand, it felt really forced so I still have to figure this one out. Anyway, above all, I thought the plot was awfully pedestrian and just plain boring. Queen Latifah was, as usual, very charismatic, she tried very hard and carried the whole thing on her shoulders but it wasn't enough to make this flick entertaining to me. To conclude, I thought it was pretty tedious and it is not really worth a look.

A fairly predictable comedy featuring the clash of different people who eventually learn to get along and work together to overcome.

This is really one of those films that Ain't That Bad. While not being great, it's perfectly watchable, the subplots trundle along as you'd expect them to.

Alica Silverstone is pretty interesting however, and the interaction of the white girl in the black barber shop is a raise above the humdrum.

In short; Not a bad way to pass the time with some memorable bits.