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72 out of 100

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6.6 out of 10

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  • Starring: Maya Angelou
  • Summary: An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, Good Hair visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore how hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks and self-esteem of the black community. (Roadside Attractions)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    88
    Although its tone is generally genial and jovial, Good Hair touches on some tricky issues, at times complicitly.
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    88
    Good Hair is cause for hope that Rock continues to make documentaries. His style is lively, smooth and up-to-date, like the most coveted 'do.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    60
    There's plenty to appreciate in Chris Rock's rollicking documentary about what goes on when African-American women hit the salon.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. Scalabrine21
    10
    There are very few non-ficition based movies available for viewing in theaters, that are humorous, clever, amusing, educational, insightful, at times unsettling, and overall worth every penny of the $10 you spent. This is one of those movies. I am a caucasian male and I loved every minute of this movie. Chris Rock is headed for a wonderful career in documentaries if he chooses to do so, because when you can make a feature film an hour and a half long that a studio believes will make a profit on just hair, you are doing something right! Sitting there, I felt like I was allowed into a secret society of not only hair care, but also one's identity, one's fears, and an entire cultural perception of how beauty is viewed and the lengths one goes through to attain the standard of beauty the world has established. You will leave this movie feeling both touched and informed, and honestly will never look at the hair on your head (or on other's heads) in the same way. Documentary of the year for Chris Rock. Not because he's Chris Rock. But because he chose a topic that's been evident for centuries but never truly been discussed to this length.… Expand
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  2. kathleenc
    9
    Informative, intelligent, funny and enjoyable. Hope Chris Rock makes another documentary soon.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RR
    1
    This film was an advertisement for Bonner Brothers and not informative at all. I must admit, it is the first time I paid for a mojor corporations infomercial.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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