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The Salon
Metascore
26 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 9 out of 15
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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    63
    Despite all the stock characters and scenarios, Fox and company manage to bring things to life. And cut some hair.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    63
    Though rooted in broad stereotypes and sassy platitudes, the film's feisty cast and generally sunny outlook make for warm and reassuring comfort viewing, the equivalent of a straight-from-the-box dish of mac and cheese.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Sid Smith
    50
    The main problem with the movie is the by now shopworn nature of its setting. Been there, snipped it. Though dating from venerable material, The Salon turns out to be one haircut too many.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    50
    Adapted from a years-old stage play, The Salon, Mark Brown's stilted, sista-centric answer to "Barbershop," definitely shows its roots. And despite a few highlights, the overall effect is not pretty.
  5. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    50
    The movie includes a few good one-liners, but that's really all it is -- a forum for putdowns and sassy dialogues.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Duane Byrge
    40
    A cut below its predecessors.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    30
    A tiresome blend of overacting and underwriting, The Salon moves from one predictable conversation to another -- the lack of available black men, the wondrousness of Bill Clinton -- without originality or comic rhythm.
  8. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Andrea Gronvall
    30
    A romance between Fox and the attorney trying to force her out (Darrin Henson) taxes belief and leads to a sappy ending that doesn't come soon enough.
  9. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Ruthe Stein
    25
    Save the price of admission to this dull retread and go have your hair done.
  10. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Pete Vonder Haar
    20
    It isn't as if any of the actors do an especially bad job or anything – Fox is capable enough as the lead, and Whitley and Wilson especially carry themselves quite well – but you can't help asking yourself, what's the point? Are there that many more broad topics in need of shallow examination by a Hollywood studio picture?
  11. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Julia Wallace
    20
    Where's Al Sharpton's decency parade when you need it?
  12. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Michael Ordoña
    20
    The Salon is a cut below.
  13. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    20
    The comic equivalent of microwaved leftover food -- and pretty stale at that.
  14. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Tasha Robinson
    16
    So sanctimonious and sincere in its pandering.
  15. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    0
    A feeble dramedy about a Baltimore beauty shop where someone should come in to sweep up the clichés.
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