- Beauty Shop
Infobox Film
name = Beauty Shop
caption = Promotional release poster
director =Bille Woodruff
producer = David Hoberman,George Tillman, Jr. ,Ice Cube , Louise Rosner, Matt Alvarez, Otis Best,Queen Latifah ,Robert Teitel , Shakim Compere, Todd Lieberman
writer = Elizabeth Hunter
Kate Lanier
Norman Vance Jr.
starring = Queen LatifahAlicia Silverstone Djimon Hounsou Kevin Bacon Mena Suvari
music =Christopher Young
cinematography = Theo van de Sande
editing = Michael Jablow
distributor =Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released =North America :
March 30, 2005Singapore :
April 7, 2005United Kingdom :
April 22, 2005
runtime = 105 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
gross = $36,351,350 [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=johnsonfamilyvacation.htm, Box Office Mojo]
website = http://www.beautyshopthemovie.net
amg_id = 1:302684
imdb_id = 0388500"Beauty Shop" is a 2005
comedy film , directed byBille Woodruff . The film is aspin-off of the "Barbershop" film franchise, and starsQueen Latifah as Gina, a character which was first introduced in the 2004 film "". This film also starsAlicia Silverstone ,Andie MacDowell ,Djimon Hounsou ,Kevin Bacon , andMena Suvari .Plot
Gina Norris (
Queen Latifah ) is a hairstylist that has moved fromChicago to Atlanta so her daughter (Paige Hurd ) can attend a decent music school. She's made a name for herself as a stylist, but after her 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 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 form various ways to shut down Gina's business. But tragedy strikes when the shop gets 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 to rough him up.Cast
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 ofQueen Latifah 's strong performance. [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beauty_shop, Rotten Tomatoes]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." [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:302684~T1, Allmovie Review] AtMetacritic , the film has averaged a 53% rating from critics, and an almost identical 5.4/10 rating from users. [http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/beautyshop?q=Beauty%20Shop, Metacritic] The best reviews for the film have come fromYahoo! Movies , where the critics have given the film a B- average, and users helped it to earn a B+. [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808543769/info, Yahoo! Movies]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
External links
*" [http://www.beautyshopthemovie.net/ Beauty Shop] " – Official site
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*imdb title|id=0388500|title=Beauty Shop
*metacritic film|id=beautyshop?q=Beauty%20Shop|title=Beauty Shop
*rotten-tomatoes|id=beauty_shop|title=Beauty Shop
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