Synopsis
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community.
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Cast
- Maya AngelouHerself
- Chris RockHimself
- Nia LongHerself
- Vanessa Bell CallowayHerself
- Ice-THimself
- Tanya CrumelHerself - Hair Battle Contestant
- Kevin KirkHimself - Hair Battle Contestant
- Derek JHimself - Hair Battle Contestant
- Freddie JHerself - Hair Battle Contestant
- Jason GriggersHimself - Hair Battle Contestant
Recommendations
- 83
Entertainment Weekly
Rock gives Good Hair a rousing message: Where African-Americans in the '60s adopted a ''natural'' look, they now feel free to coif their heads any way they want. That's cultural power. - 83
The A.V. Club
Is it possible to talk about the fascinating and complex universe of black hair without dealing with race and identity? That’s the question posed by Good Hair. - 80
Variety
A raucous and rigorous inquiry into the subject of African-American hair -- the stigmas, the secrets, the shocking price of maintenance -- that gets at universal but rarely discussed truths about black femininity. - 80
The New York Times
Spirited, probing and frequently hilarious, it coasts on the fearless charm of its front man and the eye-opening candor of its interviewees, most of them women. - 80
Salon
One of those rare documentaries that works on two seemingly incongruous levels at once: It's both social commentary and pure delight. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Rock conveys a lot of information, but also some unfortunate opinions and misleading facts. That doesn't mean the move isn't warm, funny, and entertaining. - 75
Chicago Tribune
Rock takes his Good Hair job as a documentarian seriously enough to be interesting, but not so seriously that the film groans with earnestness. - 70
Chicago Reader
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off.
