Beauty Shop (2005) Critic Reviews

The beauty of the "Shop" movies is that they provide a stage for lively characters.Read the full review

At its warmhearted center, Beauty Shop is a workshop in how to walk around like Oprah with a feeling of confidence and entitlement.Read the full review

A sunny and sassy comedy that somehow manages to breathe fresh life into familiar stereotypes and stock situations.Read the full review

Beauty Shop extends the popular "Barbershop" franchise to Atlanta and provides a sassy feminine counterpart to its cozy men's-club vibe.Read the full review

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.Read the full review

Formulaic but extremely good-natured comedy.Read the full review

The plot progression can be guessed early on, but the film is more about humor and heart than a clever story.Read the full review

It's a boisterous and amiable movie but not, in the end, a very funny one.Read the full review

Beauty Shop's shtick gets old and tired pretty quickly, but a breezy tone and air of easygoing likeability carry it a long way.Read the full review