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Salon, The
Freestyle Releasing
FILM:
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language and some thematic material
Starring
Vivica A. Fox,
Darrin Dewitt Henson ,
Kym Whitley,
Monica Calhoun,
Taral Hicks,
Dondre Whitfield,
Terrence Howard,
and
Brooke Burns
An irreverent, sassy and heart-warming film for the entire family, the Salon stars Vivica A. Fox as the inheritor of a neighborhood beauty salon. (20th Century Fox)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Mark Brown
Shelley Garrett (play Beauty Shop)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Mark Brown
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: August 7, 2007
Theatrical: May 11, 2007
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| RUNNING TIME: |
90 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
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63
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
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.
63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Despite all the stock characters and scenarios, Fox and company manage to bring things to life. And cut some hair.
50
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
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.
50
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
The movie includes a few good one-liners, but that's really all it is -- a forum for putdowns and sassy dialogues.
50
Chicago Tribune
Sid Smith
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.
40
The Hollywood Reporter
Duane Byrge
A cut below its predecessors.
30
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
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.
30
The New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
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.
25
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein
Save the price of admission to this dull retread and go have your hair done.
20
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
The comic equivalent of microwaved leftover food -- and pretty stale at that.
20
Los Angeles Times
Michael Ordoña
The Salon is a cut below.
20
Village Voice
Julia Wallace
Where's Al Sharpton's decency parade when you need it?
20
Film Threat
Pete Vonder Haar
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?
16
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Tasha Robinson
So sanctimonious and sincere in its pandering.
0
New York Post
Kyle Smith
A feeble dramedy about a Baltimore beauty shop where someone should come in to sweep up the clichés.
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