Blow Dry

Blow Dry (2000)

  • 19% of critics liked it
    (64 reviews)

  • 52% of users liked it
    (10,054 ratings)

When the tiny burgh of Keighley lands the rights to host the annual British hairdressing championships, practically every city in the United Kingdom is represented in the competition -- except Keighley itself. It seems the event is team-oriented, and the only suitable local contestants had a huge… More

R,
Directed By
Written By
Simon Beaufoy
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 7, 2001 Wide
Miramax Films

Critic Reviews

  • Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today

    The script by Simon Beaufoy of The Full Monty fame is far more soapy than bubbly as it concentrates on extended family entanglements and allows its comic potential to be bleached out by a ponderous mawkish streak.

  • A.O. Scott, New York Times

    Blow Dry seems both overplotted and underimagined.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    Blow Dry is enjoyable in a low-key way, but it's far from an unqualified hit, and lacks the infectious energy of Beaufoy's earlier effort.

  • Paul Tatara, CNN.com

    A tedious comedy.

  • Jay Carr, Boston Globe

    What Blow Dry needs, though, is less connect-the-dots and a little more of the waywardness that Warren Clarke's mayor-turned-emcee manages to wring from his limited assignment.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Film C


    an entertaining enough movie, thats funny, enjoyable , and a good enough storyline thats bound to make you love this movie! the yorkshire accent is kinda annoying but bearable with bill nighy and alan rickaman making the film that much more enjoyable to be honest! a good enough movie… More

  • Anthony L


    ..Blows! Great cast, just isn?t very good.

  • Megan S


    Another one of those movies where I was expecting a comedy based on the previews. It almost made me cry a few times! And Josh Harnett's British accent was kinda terrible, he should stick with drama. It was pretty ridiculous though and a fun movie.

  • Cassandra M


    So it's a comedy about hairdressing. In truth, the hairdressing provides little more than colour commentary (pun intended), because it's the relationships that take first stage, and they take it really well. Alan Rickman is good, sincere and has depth, Josh Hartnett has an… More

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