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Avg. Critic Score: 53 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 Iffy for 13+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

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

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

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

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    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 full review

  • 70
    Variety | Joe Leydon

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

  • 70
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

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

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

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

  • 58
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

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

  • 50
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    Plays like a pilot for a TV sitcom. It sets up enough story threads for an entire season yet nothing much actually happens during the 105-minute running time. Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Spends too much time being convivial and not enough time looking for the kind of real conflict that begets a good comedy. Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post |

    Mildly amusing and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, with much of its humor playing off foolish white folks and gay stereotypes. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+ So-so movie with great cast pushes PG-13 limits.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie has some pretty explicit and raunchy material for a PG-13, including a detailed discussion of bikini waxes, conversation about breast implants and sex toys, a reference to a "pimp hat," speculation about whether a character is gay, and some earthy and vivid sexual references ("a freak in the bedroom," references to misshapen genitalia and sex toys). Strengths of the movie include its portrayal of strong, loyal, and independent women and minorities and its frank exploration of racism by both blacks and whites and its depiction of inter-racial relationships.
  • Families can talk about why some of the white and black characters are resistant to becoming friends with each other and why others are not. What lessons does Gina teach Willie and Darnelle?
What to watch for
  • violence false0 Violence: Not an issue
  • sex false5 Sex: Extremely strong sexual references for a PG-13.
  • language false5 Language: Extremely strong sexual references for a PG-13.
  • consumerism false3 Consumerism: Intrusive product placements.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: References to drugs.
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