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Actors: Queen Latifah, Kevin Bacon, Alicia Silverstone, Djimon Hounsou, Mena Suvari, Andie MacDowell, Alfre Woodard
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Beauty Shop |
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Gina is a single black mother and a talented hairstylist who recently moved to Atlanta and got a job at a swanky salon in order to send her gifted young daughter to a good music school. Her mean, pretentious boss Jorge (who pretends to have a European accent) treats her and her white friend Lynn very badly. After Gina allows Lynn to take care of a customer without Jorge's permission, Jorge gets mad and fires Lynn. Gina, fed up with Jorge, decides to quit.
But what's a struggling single mother to do? Gina decides to start her own beauty shop, but she doesn't have the funds. She tries to get a loan, but is unsuccessful at first because she is a black woman. Only after she gives the loan officer an amazing impromptu makeover does she get a loan--but only a small fraction of the money she was requesting.
With limited funds, Gina must make do with fixing up a very run-down old salon in a black neighborhood. Gina gets help from an electrician named Joe who also happens to be a talented pianist and who ends up forming a bond with her daughter. Gina then encounters problems hiring a staff because some of the women don't want to work alongside the white Lynn. With hard work, though, and thanks to bringing along some loyal old clients of hers, Gina's new beauty shop becomes a booming small business. Only problem is Jorge notices that Gina is stealing his old clients, and he attempts to ruin her by having goons break into her shop and wreck the place. Will Gina be able to rebuild her business or will she have to go back to her old job at Jorge's?
--Sarah Bastin, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- businessman, small
Abuse on the job story?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Black
Woman/class/friends story?
- woman's story
Culture of surrounding area:
- American Black
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
City?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Rap/hip-hop
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