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Shampoo review
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A glimpse of life in the 1960s? 70s?

For a few reasons, this was a tough one for me to fully embrace. First, this movie was released in 1975, but it provided a glimpse of the 1968 Presidential election, so I was already on unsteady footing from a temporal standpoint. Why did they go back to 1968 when it was only 7 years in the past? I'll have to do some research into the mindset of the creative team to understand why they went in this direction. Warren Beatty, as the hairdressing genius George, seems to be in his element in Shampoo and is comfortable navigating this chaos quite effectively. The main scene in the salon when there is a tempest swirling around him for clients and his fellow hairdressers is something to behold and gives us a glimpse of what it is like to be in the center of the action. In this era, concerning the actors and actresses, there is an embarrassment of riches. Goldie Hawn, as Beatty's current significant other, Julie Christie, as his ex, and Lee Grant, as his current lover, all deliver outstanding performances. And then there is Jack Warden, playing "Mr. Business," who represents the conservative factor of this era, and gets tied together with Beatty when he asks him to fund his parlor and take his business to the next level. I enjoyed every scene with these actors together, especially toward the end when the movie was drawing to a close. And let's take a moment to recognize a budding new talent of that time, Carrie Fisher, who played the daughter of Lee Grant's and Jack Warden's characters. While her time on screen was brief, she does an excellent job holding her own with Warren Beatty. All told, I enjoyed much of what I saw in Shampoo, I would have enjoyed seeing more of the characters fleshed out so that there was a stronger emotional payoff in the third act.
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Added by JR1220
5 days ago on 3 February 2025 17:49