Not Approved

Beauty Shop

This comedy begins where "Barber Shop 2" left off. Hair stylist Gina Norris (Queen Latifah) moves from Chicago to Atlanta to give her teenage daughter (Paige Hurd) the best opportunity to follow in her deceased father's footsteps as a musician. Gina also takes with her an employee (Alicia Silverstone) and a few clients (Andie MacDowell, Mena Suvari) and is quickly employed with Jorge (Kevin Bacon), an effeminate, flamboyant and self-absorbed beauty-shop owner. But with Gina's management skills and her home-made hair conditioner, she strikes out on her own and takes an inner-city beauty shop from rundown to upscale and trendy. Joe (Djimon Hounsou), who lives above the salon, seems out of place with his charm, culture and chivalry amidst the edgy, street-smart clients and neighbors of Gina's beauty shop. The evolution of Gina's new business is the source of many funny moments.
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Dove Review

There is a strong positive message in “Beauty Shop.” Gina Norris makes her daughter’s upbringing and education a top priority so that Vanessa will be raised to be confident and successful. Gina invests tremendous effort, not only in building her business, but also in developing her workers including the white shampoo girl she hires away from Jorge’s shop. But there is also a strong negative message in this movie. Willie (Lil JJ), a boy about Vanessa’s age, has learned to be a booty chaser and a smooth talker. “Beauty Shop” portrays women as sexual objects to entice men, and men as hunky flesh to attract women. Due to the pervasive emphasis on sexuality and the overtly colorful, offensive language, including a plethora of remarks about male homosexuality in the beauty industry, Dove cannot award the Dove Seal to “Beauty Shop.”

Dove Rating Details

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Faith

None

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Integrity

Slapping; throwing a boy out the door by the scruff of his neck and seat of his pants; mean looks by gangsters; place of business has had its front window broken; furnishings maliciously destroyed and vulgar language painted on the walls.

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Sex

Implied that a woman stays the night with a man in his apartment; implied that a girl has made a lot of money selling herself on the street; women grind their buttocks seductively and rub their buttocks against men on a dance floor to produce arousal; woman grabs man's buttocks; many other sexual references throughout the film.

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Language

H-6; D-15; B*tt-2; T*ts-6; A-14; B-9; Wh*re-1; S-3; OMG-3; L-3; Dear G-1.

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Violence

Slapping; throwing a boy out the door by the scruff of his neck and seat of his pants; mean looks by gangsters; place of business has had its front window broken; furnishings maliciously destroyed and vulgar language painted on the walls.

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Drugs

Women are shown drinking to excess; special hair conditioner is referred to as "hair crack."

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Nudity

Women dress in tight-fitting clothing to accentuate their breasts, buttocks and midriffs; men wear open shirts or no shirts in order to attract sexual interest; cleavage is prominent on several women.

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Other

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