Beauty Shop

So-so movie with great cast pushes PG-13 limits.

As in the other two movies, the plot is a thin cardboard box carrying an assortment of observational doughnuts.

Latifah carries the weight of this film and does an impressive job given a script that's crying out for a total restyle.

It's thin, Kate Lanier and Norman Vance Jr.'s screenplay is virtually nonexistent, and there isn't a single thing that happens I didn't see coming from over a mile away, and yet I still thoroughly enjoyed myself.

I thought this was too much like the pilot for a sitcom.

This lame Queen Latifah vehicle is just a series of scenes that proceeds to parade in one stereotypical character after another.

[P]ull up a chair, put your head back and join in the fun and frolic of Beauty Shop. It's guaranteed to shampoo your troubles away.

Take one part "Barbershop," one part Queen Latifah, sprinkle in a tablespoon of 'you-go-girl' and stir to get the confection of "Beauty Shop."