Hair Show (2004)
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17% of critics liked it
(12 reviews) -
71% of users liked it
(6,966 ratings)
Blood may be thicker than water, but it doesn't hold a candle to hairspray, as we learn in this urban comedy. Angela (Kellita Smith) is a successful hairdresser who operates her own salon based in Los Angeles. One day, Angela gets an unexpected visit from her sister Peaches (Mo'Nique), who… More Blood may be thicker than water, but it doesn't hold a candle to hairspray, as we learn in this urban comedy. Angela (Kellita Smith) is a successful hairdresser who operates her own salon based in Los Angeles. One day, Angela gets an unexpected visit from her sister Peaches (Mo'Nique), who runs a beauty shop of her own in Baltimore. The family reunion turns out to not be as happy as Angela may have hoped -- Peaches is trying to stay a step ahead of IRS agents who want to collect 50,000 dollars in back taxes, while also avoiding Marcella (Gina Torres), a fellow hair stylist who wants to take over Peaches' shop. Despite their differences, Angela and Peaches join forces in hopes of finding a way to get the bill paid and take Marcella out of the picture. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Leslie Small
- Written By
- Leslie Small
- Genres
- Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Oct 15, 2004 Wide
- Studio
- UrbanWorks Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
The story here, by Andrea Wiley, Sherri A. McGee and Devon Gregory, is slapped together with such poorly drawn stereotypes and lapses in logic as to provoke not shaking bellies but shaking heads.
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Scott Foundas, Variety
An anemic sitcomsitcom pilot dragged out to an excruciating 108-minute running time.
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Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
The plot is slender but serviceable, and under Leslie Small's attentive direction, not only do Mo'Nique and Smith excel, but those playing salon staffers -- Taraji Henson, Keiko Agena, Cee Cee Michaela et al -- also make lively impressions.
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Robert Dominguez, New York Daily News
A predictable urban comedy set mostly in a chichi Beverly Hills beauty salon, Hair Show is a female-oriented Barber Shop -- minus the steady humor and pointed social commentary.
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Megan Lehmann, New York Post
The story is so slight, a low-wattage hair dryer could blow it away.
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Cast
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Mo'Nique
as Peaches
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Kellita Smith
as Angela
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Gina Torres
as Marcella
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David Ramsey
as Cliff
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Taraji P. Henson
as Tiffany
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Keiko Agena
as Jun Ni
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Cee Cee Michaela
as Simone
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Joe Torry
as Brian
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Andre B. Blake
as Gianni
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Vivica A. Fox
as Herself
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James Avery
as Seymour Gold
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David Haines
as Police Officer #1
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Sarah Lilly
as Jan (Secretary)
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Tommy 'Tiny' Lister
as Agent Little
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John Salley
as Himself
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Tom Virtue
as Agent Scott
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Don Franklin
as Basil
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Mari Morrow
as Gina
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Devika Parikh
as Wanda
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Niecy Nash
as Debra
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Jacqueline Fleming
as Margo
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Bruce Bruce
as Lime Pimp
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E-40
as Cabbie
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Tami Anderson
as Zora
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Melanie Comarcho
as Gold-teeth Girl
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Susan Leslie
as Mother #2
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Reagan Gomez-Preston
as Fiona
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Serena Williams
as Agent Ross
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Michelle Griffin
as Mona
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Bryce Wilson
as Drake
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Alex Avant
as Officer Banks
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Angela Maria Dixon
as Sherina
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Jamaica JaToi
as Pierre
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Joyful M'Chelle
as Stephanie Cole
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Annie McKnight
as Noxema
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Kimberly Moss
as Betty
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Neferteri Shepherd
as Ria
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Adimu Colon
as Rasta M.C.
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Giorgi-O
as Dark Gable
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Nicole Pano
as Woman Driver
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Roshumba Williams
as Star
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Jerome Barnes
as Comic #1
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Gary Johnson
as Comic #2
