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Critic Score
Metascore: 53 Metascore out of 100
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10.0 out of 10
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MPAA RATING: R for language

Starring Craig Ferguson, Frances Fisher, Chris Langham, and Mary McCormack

Scottish hairdresser Crawford Mackenzie (Ferguson), Glasgow's finest, has come to compete in The World Freestyle Hairdressing Championship, where fashion is queen and the perfect "do" will make you king. (Warner Brothers)


GENRE(S): Comedy  
WRITTEN BY: Sacha Gervasi
Craig Ferguson
 
DIRECTED BY: Kevin Allen  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: July 18, 2000 
Video: July 18, 2000 
Theatrical: January 28, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 86 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA / UK 

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75
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Crawford's such a good-hearted guy, you can't help but want a cut from his clippers.
75
San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle
Aims to do nothing but please, and it accomplishes its modest aim with charm and intelligence.
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70
TV Guide Ken Fox
The film's potshots are perfectly aimed.
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70
Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
A cheerful and smart mock documentary about hairdressing and Hollywood that knows enough not to take itself too seriously.
70
Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Irresistibly silly.
67
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
More a sampling of previous crowd-pleasers...than a fashion statement all its own.
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63
Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
Easy to like.
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63
New York Daily News Jack Mathews
One of those bright ideas for a TV sketch that convinces someone it's too good to waste on the small screen. It's not.
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63
USA Today Staff [Not Credited]
Pleasing piffle.
60
The New York Times Stephen Holden
As it rubs our noses in our own fascination with vanity and the silliest values in life, it's charming enough to make us like it.
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60
LA Weekly Chuck Wilson
How nice to see a new comic lead (Ferguson) with the confidence not to hog the screen.
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60
TNT RoughCut Christopher Brandon
(Ferguson is) so cheeky and effeminate, he becomes more of a caricature than an actual person.
50
Film.com Robert Horton
Does a lot of little stuff right, and it sparkles at times.
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50
Salon.com Daniel Mangin
As light as a squirt of styling mousse.
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50
New York Post Lou Lumenick
Has its share of laughs.
50
Newsweek Ted Gideonse
Enough already with the faux documentary!
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50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak
An innocuous, hit-and-miss affair.
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50
Dallas Observer Jean Oppenheimer
A mildly amusing romp.
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50
Boston Globe Jay Carr
What saves it is that it's lighter than mousse and is animated by a handful of engaging performers.
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50
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Never quite attains takeoff velocity.
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30
Village Voice Amy Taubin
A sub-sitcom stretched to an interminable 85 minutes.
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30
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
Laughless, brainless, styleless, and clueless.
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25
Miami Herald Phoebe Flowers
An inept comedy.

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