Good Hair Movie Review

The Good: When one of Chris Rock’s young daughters asked, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?,” the comedian decided to investigate the complex, often troubled relationship between African-American women and their crowning glory. He had no idea what he was in for.! The thing is, Chris Rock is not the only one that gets a “full access pass” into the hair and hairstyles of African American women. I was as surprised as he was to discover the behind the scenes of hair. The movie/documentary has a few scenes that are really funny. Such as when he was at the hair show and a black man says he likes white women more than blacks.

The Bad: What it doesn’t do is offer a relevant analysis of why black women relax their hair or wear hair extensions. Also, $1000 for a weave?? I can understand some of the actors etc in the movie spending that much but why on earth would a women in a working class neighboorhood spend her rent on hair?

The Last Word: They missed a few things. One thing I heard while watching the press roundtable later on is white women go through the same exact problems but this was never broached in the film.

Theater, DVD, or Cable in a few years: I think you can wait until it hits DVD or Cable.