- This article is about Beauty Shop, the movie. For
the American band, see The Beauty
Shop.
Beauty Shop is a
2005 comedy film,
directed by
Bille Woodruff. The film is a
spin-off of the
Barbershop film franchise, and stars
Queen Latifah as Gina, a character
which was first introduced in the
2004
film
Barbershop 2:
Back in Business. This film also stars
Alicia Silverstone,
Andie MacDowell,
Djimon Hounsou,
Kevin
Bacon, and
Mena Suvari.
Plot
Gina
Norris (Queen Latifah) is a widowed hairstylist that has moved from Chicago
to Atlanta
so her
daughter, Vanessa (Paige Hurd) can attend
a private music school. She's made a name for herself as a
stylist, but after her self-centered boss (
Bacon) berates her work, she leaves and sets up
her own shop, purchasing a rundown salon.
She hires a range of stylists, including her rebellious
sister-in-law, Darnelle (
Keshia
Knight Pulliam). The shop gets a wide range of clientele,
including wives of professional athletes, and several wealthy white
women. She also hires Joe (
Hounsou),
an electrician from
Africa who's also skilled
on the piano. Because the ex-boss Jorge, is jealous that his shop
is losing clients to Gina's Shop, he hires a Health Inspector to
find various ways to shut down Gina's business. But tragedy strikes
when the shop gets destroyed and vandalized. When Willie (
Lil' JJ) finds the Health Inspector and Gina's old
boss on camera "talking" business he shows Gina the tape of the
two. Later on that night, Gina goes to her old salon and tells him
that she knows about his "little secret" and has a couple of guys
cut off his hair.
Later on, a radio talk show host (whom they don't recognize as
their favorite host to listen to every morning, DJ Helen) comes to
the shop in desperation for a touch up and later gives Gina's
Beauty shop a shout out live on the air.
Cast
Cameo appearances:
Reception
Reviews for the film were mixed. It earned a 39% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes from the users, and a higher
54% from the critics, with the consensus being that the film itself
was not the equal of
Queen Latifah's
strong performance.
Allmovie gave the film
3/5 stars, with reviewer Derek Armstrong saying that while the film
sticks to the same formula which made the
Barbershop films so successful, it
still "bursts with life, having attracted a spectrum of
enthusiastic performers and a script that exceeds broad character
types." At
Metacritic, the film has
averaged a 53 rating from critics, and an almost identical 5.4/10
rating from users. The best reviews for the film have come from
Yahoo! Movies, where the critics have given the film
a B- average, and users helped it to earn a B+.
Awards & nominations
2005 BET Comedy Awards
- Outstanding Directing for a Theatrical Film — Bille Woodruff (nominated)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Theatrical Film — Queen Latifah (nominated)
- Outstanding Theatrical Film (nominated)
- Outstanding Writing for a Theatrical Film — Audrey Wells, Kate Lanier, Norman Vance Jr.
(nominated)
2005 Black Movie Awards
- Outstanding Achievement in Writing — Kate Lanier, Norman Vance
Jr. (nominated)
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role — Queen
Latifah (nominated)
2005 Teen Choice
Awards
- Choice Movie Actress: Comedy — Queen Latifah (nominated)
- Choice Movie Hissy Fit — Queen Latifah (nominated)
- Choice Movie Sleazebag — Kevin Bacon
(nominated)
- Choice Rap Artist in a Movie — Queen Latifah (nominated)
2006 Black Reel
Awards
- Best Actress — Queen Latifah (nominated)
2006 NAACP Image
Awards
- Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture — Queen Latifah
(nominated)
References
- http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beauty_shop, Rotten
Tomatoes
- http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:302684~T1,
Allmovie Review
-
http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/beautyshop?q=Beauty%20Shop,
Metacritic
- http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808543769/info, Yahoo!
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