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Beauty Shop

Comedy You thought you heard it all in the barbershop, but you haven't heard anything yet! Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) is a long way from the Barbershop - she's moved from Chicago to Atlanta so her daughter can attend a prestigious music school, and she's made a name for herself at a posh salon with her cutting edge hairstyles. But when her egotistical boss, Jorge (Kevin Bacon), takes credit for her work, she leaves the salon with shampoo girl ... [+]
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United States
Chicago Sun-Times
"The beauty of the 'Shop' movies is that they provide a stage for lively characters"
United States
Philadelphia Inquirer
"Lght and likable - a low-budget 'Steel Magnolias' without pretense
United States
Baltimore Sun
"The residents of 'Beauty Shop' never quite gel. Instead of camaraderie, the feeling is one of bare tolerance."
United States
Chicago Tribune
"The diversity of the Beauty Shop ensemble is a large part of what makes it so much fun to watch"
United States
TV Guide
"Queen Latifah's warmly formidable presence drives this amiable but poky comedy."
United States
Variety
"A sunny and sassy comedy that somehow manages to breathe fresh life into familiar stereotypes and stock situations"
United States
The Washington Post
"Spends too much time being convivial and not enough time looking for the kind of real conflict that begets a good comedy." 
United States
Los Angeles Times
For all the vivid, amusing characters that surround Gina, 'Beauty Shop' rightly belongs to Latifah, who comes into her own as a star and an actress in this film"
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