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Salon, The

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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy | Drama
Written by:
Mark Brown
Shelley Garrett (play Beauty Shop)
Directed by: Mark Brown
Release Date:
Theatrical: May 11, 2007
DVD: August 7, 2007
Running Time: 90 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
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)
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What The Critics Said
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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.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Despite all the stock characters and scenarios, Fox and company manage to bring things to life. And cut some hair.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein
Save the price of admission to this dull retread and go have your hair done.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
The comic equivalent of microwaved leftover food -- and pretty stale at that.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Julia Wallace
Where's Al Sharpton's decency parade when you need it?
Read Full Review >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?
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Tasha Robinson
So sanctimonious and sincere in its pandering.
Read Full Review >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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