Synopsis
After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together.
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Cast
- Sanaa LathanViolet Jones
- Ricky WhittleClint
- Ernie HudsonRichard Jones
- Camille GuatyWendy
- Lyriq BentWill
- Lynn WhitfieldPaulette Jones
- Catherine DyerSusan
- Brittany S. Hall
- Racquel Bianca JohnCrystal
- Tracey BonnerErika
Recommendations
- 75
RogerEbert.com
Nappily Ever After is as much a polemic as it is anything else. In a confrontation with Clint, Violet says she is sick of how much brainspace is taken up with her hair. "It's like having a second full-time job," she exclaims, exhausted. - 70
Slate
Al-Mansour is both a natural and highly imperfect pick to adapt Trisha R. Thomas’ novel. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Nappily Ever After is simple and imperfect, but also so colorful and joyous you'll give the electric razor a double-take the next time you're in the bathroom. - 50
Movie Nation
Like Vi, a woman accused of “never taking chances,” Nappily Ever After never takes a chance, rarely exerts itself for a laugh or a moment of heart. Al-Mansour (“Mary Shelley”) plays it safe. We get the message. What we don’t get is “entertained.” - 50
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Unfortunately, instead of coming across as a warm throwback, Nappily Ever After is a romantic comedy saddled with a reductive understanding of black womanhood without enough cast chemistry or beauty to distract us.
