Beauty Shop
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) | Release Date: March 30, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
12
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
The script is full of brassy lines. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The beauty of the "Shop" movies is that they provide a stage for lively characters. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
lLght and likable - a low-budget "Steel Magnolias" without pretense. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The diversity of the Beauty Shop ensemble is a large part of what makes it so much fun to watch; Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe 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
PremiereKevin Allison
For the most part, what it aims to do-amuse and uplift-it does wonderfully. Read full review
70
The New York TimesDana 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
70
VarietyJoe Leydon
A sunny and sassy comedy that somehow manages to breathe fresh life into familiar stereotypes and stock situations. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin 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
63
USA TodayClaudia 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
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Formulaic but extremely good-natured comedy. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
A cut above what you'd expect from the spinoff of a sequel. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Has nothing new to say, but it has a lot of fun covering the same old territory. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
As in the other two movies, the plot is a thin cardboard box used to carry an assortment of observational doughnuts--in this case, estrogen-fueled shop talk about race, men, and the politics of looking good. Read full review
60
EmpireAnna Smith
This has the power to unite a female audience ready and willing to overlook its supposed weaknesses. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
It's a boisterous and amiable movie but not, in the end, a very funny one. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAkiva Gottlieb
Breezy, sporadically funny. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
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 full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk 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
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The story and humor are so tame the movie barely merits No More Tears. Read full review
50
Washington PostJennifer Frey
Mildly amusing and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, with much of its humor playing off foolish white folks and gay stereotypes. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson 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
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
There's an amiability that permeates the movie and carries it through most of the rough patches and split ends. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Queen Latifah's warmly formidable presence drives this amiable but poky comedy. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
A spin-off of a sequel... It doesn't even try to be different, because it assumes the moviegoer wants only the same-ol' and then offers even less. Read full review
38
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
The residents of Beauty Shop never quite gel. Instead of camaraderie, the feeling is one of bare tolerance. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
The results are so listless, dated and characterless. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
The script is painfully underbaked, and director Bille Woodruff (Honey) continues to raise a question: How can someone from a music-video background have absolutely no sense of rhythm, timing or pacing? Read full review
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