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Beauty Shop

A cut above

2005 · 1h 45m · PG-13 Comedy, Romance
Directed by Bille Woodruff

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Overview

Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profession. But after repeatedly butting heads with her shady, over-the-top boss, Jorge, Norris sets out to create her own salon -- even snagging a few of Jorge's employees and clients. Now, Jorge will do anything to shut her down.

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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

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All reviews
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten

As in the other two movies, the plot is a thin cardboard box carrying an assortment of observational doughnuts.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten

I thought this was too much like the pilot for a sitcom.

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten

Its lackluster efforts to be raunchily topical about issues of race, class and sexuality leave its talented cast stranded without a paddle.

Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
Fresh

Feel-good entertainment that is no less enjoyable for being somewhat predictable.

Joe Leydon, Variety
Fresh

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.

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

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