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Blow Dry

Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 19 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 7 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by: Simon Beaufoy
Directed by: Paddy Breathnach
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 7, 2001
DVD: August 14, 2001
Running Time: 90 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for some language and brief nudity
Starring Hugh Bonneville, Rachael Leigh Cook, Rachel Griffiths, Josh Hartnett, Heidi Klum, Natasha Richardson, and Alan Rickman
When the National Hairdressing Championships descend upon a small and unsuspecting Yorkshire town, no one is prepared for the glamour and the heartache, the scheming and the cheating which disrupt their lives. (Intermedia Films)
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Washington Post Stephen Hunter
It's fun. Hey, it's almost spring, Rickman is fabulous and so is Richardson. Warren Clarke is continually funny. And Heidi Klum alone will melt the snows of yesteryear.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan
If Blow Dry isn't a rousing triumph on the order "of The Full Monty" and "Brassed Off," Rickman, Richardson and Nighy make sure it's a winning film.
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
This comedy-drama was written by Simon Beaufoy, who brought us "The Full Monty," and it has some of the same gamy mix of alternative sexuality and working-class heart.
Read Full Review >Film.com Robert Horton
It may be possible that people who never go to the movies will stumble across Blow Dry and find it a charming way to spend an hour and a half, but the rest of us will have the ending written in our heads by the end of the first five minutes.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Shows its roots early on: Mixing the high camp of "Strictly Ballroom" with Monty's gritty milieu, the film comes off as little more than a contrived composite, despite the best efforts of pros Rickman, Richardson, and Griffiths.
Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
A cute, well-acted film that tries to mix tones sharply.
Boston Globe Jay Carr
The characters, in short, are never given enough dimension, enough chance to develop the individual tics and eccentricities on which this kind of comedy thrives.
Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
A feel-good us-against-them tale that panders mercilessly to its audience, yet displays a few moments of honest humor.
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Despite its dollops of good-natured humor and sentiment, Blow Dry is likely to play better on the tube as a likable-enough diversion.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
The result is formulaic, shamelessly manipulative and surprisingly watchable.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Written by Mr. ''Full Monty'' himself, Simon Beaufoy, and, like ''Monty,'' sprinkles pixie dust over the heads of worn out local folk.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
Although filled with fey, flamboyant characters, the stereotype of the gay hairdresser seems to have been meticulously expunged.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dana Stevens
Seems both overplotted and underimagined, though there is at least some creativity and a dose of realism, evident in the hairstyles themselves.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
A limp and lackluster affair that telegraphs its feel-good smarm miles in advance.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
Rickman and Richardson are excellent actors put to ghastly waste.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
The most catastrophic misfire in a dreadful movie season.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
There are gruelingly unfunny gags, an unspeakable soundtrack featuring BTO and Billy Ocean, and Victoria's Secret mannequin Heidi Klum as a model who demands that her pussy hair be styled into a bushy red heart.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.1 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Fred gave it a 10:
Great, hilarious, in two words: hair dressing ;o) A very good comedy that both can teach you about life and hair styling! Do you need to be called Shakespeare to make a good story in UK? They all prove us NO! Congratulations to all!
Debbie C. gave it a 9:
I really liked it, it was very funny and easy to watch! Being from Yorkshire I didn't think much to Josh's accent though!
Chrissey L. gave it an 8:
It is a fun movie to watch...but a hit with Josh Hartnett's fans!
Katie W. gave it a 10:
This movie was hilarious.
Tahir J. gave it a 10:
Great actors and a sparkling movie with everything :-)
