This movie was better than the reviews I read by mainstream reviewers gave it. I think it was unfair to review this movie in the context of how it compared to Barbershop. I also thought it was unfair to rate this movie based on it's accuracy to African-American life and culture. This was a comedy and as a comedy it had it's funny portions and the story moved quickly enough for most people to survive the non-comedic moments. Will this movie be remembered 5 years from now? Most likely not but I enjoyed my two hours in the theater which is all I really expected from the movie. I predict this movie to be one of those which will do well in rental as one of those movies not quite worth $8.50 to a large segment of the world but worth $4 for a family to rent on a Friday night. Queen Latifah is her usual fun self to watch but she seemed a little overwhelmed carrying a movie solo. That said the best comedies usually have two strong comedic actors who play well off of each other. The producers did a disservice to her by not giving her a wingman for this picture.
Review of Beauty Shop
