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| CREDITS |
| Directed
by Bille Woodruff
Story
by Elizabeth Hunter
Screenplay
by Kate Lanier and Norman Vance Jr.
Cast
(in credits order)
Queen Latifah .... Gina Norris
Alicia Silverstone .... Lynn
Andie MacDowell .... Terri Green
Alfre Woodard .... Miss Josephine
Mena Suvari .... Joanne Marcus
Kevin Bacon .... Jorge Christophe
Djimon Hounsou .... Joe
Golden Brooks .... Chanel
Dan Chase .... Valet
Joyful Drake .... Mercedes
Kara Edwards
Enci .... Jorge's Receptionist
Reagan Gomez-Preston
Michelle Griffin .... Mona
Kali Hawk .... Slow Dancer
Laura Hayes .... Paulette
Paige Hurd .... Vanessa Norris
Little JJ .... Willie
Ki Toy Johnson .... Neighborhood Girl
Keshia Knight Pulliam .... Darnelle
Chris L. Lane .... Diva
Nancy Lenehan .... Mrs. Struggs
Susan Leslie .... Mother
Andrew Levitas .... Stacey
Jamie McBride .... Detective
Anika C. McFall .... Upscale Client
Della Reese .... Mrs. Towner
Sherri Shepherd .... Ida
Bryce Wilson .... James
Produced
by
Matt Alvarez .... executive producer
Otis Best .... associate producer
Elizabeth Cantillon .... producer
Shakim Compere .... producer
Ice Cube .... executive producer
David Hoberman .... producer
Queen Latifah .... producer
Todd Lieberman .... executive producer
Louise Rosner .... co-producer
Robert Teitel .... producer
George Tillman Jr. .... producer
Original Music by Christopher Young
Cinematography by Theo van de Sande
Film Editing by Michael Jablow
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 on appeal for sexual material,
language and brief drug references.
For rating reasons, go to FILMRATINGS.COM,
and MPAA.ORG.
Parents, please refer to PARENTALGUIDE.ORG
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| SYNOPSIS
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| Leaving
the Chicago crew behind, Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) is a long way
from the Barbershop -- she now lives in Atlanta and is making a name
for herself and her cutting-edge hairstyles at a posh Southern salon.
But when her flamboyant, egotistical boss, Jorge (Kevin Bacon), takes
it one criticism too far, she storms out of his salon to open a shop
of her own, taking the shampoo girl (Alicia Silverstone) and a few
key clients (Andie MacDowell, Mena Suvari) with her.
Gina risks it all to buy a rundown beauty shop and gets to work
making it her own, inheriting an opinionated group of headstrong
stylists (including Alfre Woodard, Golden Brooks, and Sherri Shepherd),
a colorful clientele, and a sexy upstairs electrician (Djimon Hounsou).
It’s a rocky road to fulfilling her dreams -- and Jorge does
his best to ruin her plans -- but you can’t keep a good woman
down... and you can’t keep a shopful of outrageous women from
speaking their minds! Join Gina and her stylists for a raucous good
time at the Beauty Shop.
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Queen Latifah shines in this spin-off of the Barbershop film series. In Beauty Shop, she reprises her brief role in Barbershop 2 as Gina, the sassy hair stylist next door to Ice Cube’s barbershop who hilariously duked it out with Cedric The Entertainer in front of a barbeque pit. In this new story, our heroine has since been relocated from the Windy City to Atlanta, GA so her young daughter (Paige Hurd), can attend a performing arts school that will help to groom her incredible piano skills. In the meantime, she’s wowing her newfound clients with her styling and maintenance abilities…much to the chagrin of her pseudo-Eurotrash shop owner (Kevin Bacon). After one of their constant arguments, Gina quits his shop-and takes his shampoo girl Lynn (Alicia Silverstone) in tow-and purchases a shop of her own. This (not so) new shop comes complete with 70’s décor, bad electrical circuitry, and a staff (Alfre Woodard, Sherri Shepherd, & Golden Brooks) who is just as sassy as she is.
It takes a bit of time for the staff as well as Gina’s new clientele to get used to her particular brand of “flava”, but eventually they hit it off. A couple of Gina’s old clients (Andie MacDowell & Mena Suvari) find their way to Gina’s shop as well and, soon enough, Gina’s shop becomes the hottest thing to hit the ATL since Outkast’s last album. Of course the film is filled with the requisite subplots and supporting characters. Subplots include Lynn’s struggle with fitting into the culture of the shop (she’s White…and can do hair with the best of ‘em), and Mr. Eurotrash’s efforts to get the state licensing board to put Gina out of business. Supporting characters include a pesky little kid selling candy in front of Gina’s shop while popping off innuendos to women twice his age, a ex-con who becomes the hair braiding guru of Gina’s shop whom the girls can’t figure out if he’s heterosexual, metrosexual, or gay, and the piano playing electrician (Djimon Honsou) who eventually pursues, and ultimately wins, Gina’s heart.
2005 is shaping to be a banner year for African American cinema and performers in terms of box office success, award winners and quality films. I have no regrets with tossing Beauty Shop in the quality film category. More than just another Black film, it’s a simple yet fun film. One does not need to be well versed in Black culture or hip hop lingo to enjoy the film. I saw the film with my wife and a group of our friends. We were the only Black folks in our group and we all laughed our heads off (my good friend Keith Anderson-who is the polar opposite of anything resembling hip hop-got a big kick out of seeing Alicia Silverstone’s salt shaking dance moves!). It’s not as sidesplitting funny and socially relevant as the Barbershop films, but it’s still a good time nevertheless. In terms of spiritual inspiration, some may identify with Gina’s character as she takes a bold step of faith to make her dream a reality. Others can easily identify with Lynn’s struggle to have her gifts and talents affirmed and acknowledged by others within her community. Some of us may simply have fun watching the film without any deep analysis. That’s okay, too.
But for those of you who are fond of deep analysis, see my commentary titled INTERRACIAL DATING MOVIE WEEKEND detailing the profound experience and observations I made while watching this film. Check it out!
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