When Chris Rock's daughter, Lola, came up to him crying and asked, "Daddy, how come I don't have good hair?" the bewildered comic committed himself to search the ends of the earth and the depths of bl...( read more
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If, like me, you're a caucasian male, I take it that you've never taken a second to consider the hair of African American women. It has nothing to do with racism or sexism - but, well, how much can there be to say? "Good Hair", then, will come off as a major surprise.
By takin...( read more)
ok im not kidding, this movie popped up right after "Shampoo". coincidence? Shampoo leads to good hair? but no i will never watch this, next one.
Chris Rock looks at black hair culture in this hilarious documentary, inspired by his daughter's question, "Daddy, why don't I have good hair?" Award-winner at Sundance this year.
GOOD HAIR informs and entertains, precisely what a good documentary should do. As one would expect with Chris Rock at the helm, much of the documentary is funny. However, several scenes are troubling and arguably heartbreaking. Case in point: one scene reveals three soda cans sub...( read more)
this movie i so great one
of the best i have seen
in years. it funny and
calver. pluse with a
good touch of poinont
This was the best Documentary I have seen in a long time. Not only was it really funny but you really learned some things that were surprising and intresting to find out!
Morgan Spurlock, look lively. Sacha Baron Cohen, watch your back. Chris Rock's bright, wisecracking exposé Good Hair is the mane event. full review
Good Hair is certainly no arid anthropological study. Rock's queries are loose and quippy, but his instincts are as sharp as an investigative journalist's. full review
This movie just does take what seems like a kind of a superficial topic and really does go into it with great depth. full review
Part of the fun here is the way our narrator gets at complicated questions in his characteristically glib way. ... [But] real answers will have to be teased out elsewhere. Good Hair isn't selling anyt... full review
Chris Rock's Good Hair is one of those rare documentaries that works on two seemingly incongruous levels at once: It's both social commentary and pure delight. full review
Rock is not only funny, he's an affable and intelligent host in a documentary that is accessible, breezy and highly informative. full review
[Rock] conveys a lot of information, but also some unfortunate opinions and misleading facts. That doesn't mean the movie isn't warm, funny and entertaining. full review
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