Good Hair Reviews and Ratings



  • November 29, 2009
    woman are freaks when it comes to good hair..
    they really invest quite a lot of money to make their hair done everyday..
    if their hair is bad, they did even want to go out on that day..
    they believe people impression effect the hair as well..
    their definition of beauty and the so...( read more)ciety really makes them feel that way..
    I personally like woman who covers their hair..
    and today, there is only one religion who urge this kind of activity..
  • November 27, 2009
    pretty funny documentary with great sharing from a few celebrities. only chris rock could do this because he has no fear of offending. discussions about hair are always more volatile than people expect them to be.
  • November 25, 2009
    Interesting and funny.
  • November 22, 2009
    Chris Rock keeps this surprisingly fun and enagaging doc from turning into a major dud, as it's his one liners and curiousity that keep it moving. Very educational and well done.
  • November 20, 2009
    WOW......I wish everyone can see this movie
  • November 16, 2009
    Great topic, but I feel Chris was very boring and he didn't ask enough tough questions.
    I mean it did inform me, I never knew the Afican American hair industry was worth so much! I had a vague idea the lengths some go to for their hair, but in reality it's much farther than I tho...( read more)ught.
    I would love to see another film made by someone from outside the African American community and asking tougher questions to the people involved in the business.
  • November 15, 2009
    i never knew it was so complicated! very interesting.
  • November 13, 2009
    Best movie I've seen this year. Period.
  • November 13, 2009
    Being both male and white, this movie was like a look into an
    alien culture. Informative, witty, funny and thought provoking.
  • November 12, 2009
    I will always love Chris Rock for creating this film. So eye-opening and informative. It was crazy watching it. Watching this film from my perspective was like I was part of a club all this time that I didn't even realize I was a part of. I went through many of these experiences ...( read more)as a child growing up, never knowing that MILLIONS of other young girls have experienced the exact same thing.

    I feel like the criticism towards Rock was unwarranted. This fear of "airing dirty laundry" or whatever. Its a discussion that needs to be had. It didn't make me feel embarrassed or ashamed, just more self-aware. I'm SO glad Rock made this film and it will definitely be added to my film library when the DVD comes out!
  • November 12, 2009
    Really want to see this
  • November 6, 2009
    ok im not kidding, this movie popped up right after "Shampoo". coincidence? Shampoo leads to good hair? but no i will never watch this, next one.
  • November 3, 2009
    If, like me, you're a caucasian male, I take it that you've never taken a second to consider the hair of African American women. It has nothing to do with racism or sexism - but, well, how much can there be to say? "Good Hair", then, will come off as a major surprise.

    By takin...( read more)g a magnifying glass to the $9 billion industry, documentarian/comedian Jeff Stinson and Chris Rock unveil the economic politics behind the hair industry, as well as our societal preoccupation with whiteness. Attaining good hair is, in fact, self-destructive - an unreasonable expense involving dangerous chemicals, an obsession known to even detriment love lives. Yet the black women in the film continue to insist that they won't be able to find a job with natural hair. We come to realize that the enemy isn't these hair-obsessed women, but rather the media's presentation of what constitutes a beautiful black women - namely, whiteness.

    To straighten their naturally nappy hair, black women tend to use an abundance of "hair relaxer" - a product known to contain sodium hydroxide. Should the chemical be left in the hair too long, the film explains, it can burn the scalp or even damage lungs. Doing a bit of research will show that all modern hair relaxers don't use sodium hydroxide, but nevertheless Rock's point is clear and poetic.

    Rock makes his way to India to discover the roots (yeah, I said it) of the black hair business. In India, where women cut off their hair during religious ceremonies, several hair profiteers explain that hair is of greater value than gold. People have been known to cut the hair of women in their sleep, or even in the theater during an especially involving movie. The women's ritual head-shaving, known as "tonsure", collects such an abundance of hair that one of the subjects points out that the profits are second only to the vatican.

    As an interviewee, Rock is incredibly personable and genuinely curious. He gets his subjects to reveal what they otherwise may not admit - one black man, for instance, says that he prefers sleeping with white women so that he can pull their hair without reservation. Rock's form is anecdotal, and he supports his thesis thoroughly without bashing it over our heads.

    "Good Hair" works best as a probing study of why black women go to such lengths to attain straight hair. Alongside this look at globalization, however, Stinson and Rock make their way to the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show. This spectacle, essentially American Idol with haircuts, might make for an entertaining documentary by itself, but it takes away from Rock's social critique.
  • November 1, 2009
    Very good film. Funny, informative and intriguing.
  • October 27, 2009
    Vey interesting, humorous, and informative.
  • October 26, 2009
    Chris Rock looks at black hair culture in this hilarious documentary, inspired by his daughter's question, "Daddy, why don't I have good hair?" Award-winner at Sundance this year.
  • October 25, 2009
    funny doc. opened my eyes about a subject I didn't know much about.
  • October 25, 2009
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  • October 24, 2009
    GOOD HAIR informs and entertains, precisely what a good documentary should do. As one would expect with Chris Rock at the helm, much of the documentary is funny. However, several scenes are troubling and arguably heartbreaking. Case in point: one scene reveals three soda cans sub...( read more)merged in a diluted form of sodium hydroxide, the product that African American women (and men) use to straighten their hair. The first can, which had been floating in the solution for an hour, was now completely clear with no recognizable Coke or Dr. Pepper label whatsoever. The second can, which had been submerged for 3 hours, was in even worse shape. But the third soda can, which had been sitting in the solution for 5 hours--the amount of time some women leave the solution on their hair--was no longer. It had completely disintegrated. Yikes!
  • October 24, 2009
    this movie i so great one
    of the best i have seen
    in years. it funny and
    calver. pluse with a
    good touch of poinont
  • October 21, 2009
    This was the best Documentary I have seen in a long time. Not only was it really funny but you really learned some things that were surprising and intresting to find out!
  • October 19, 2009
    never heard not intrusted
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  • October 11, 2009
    omg best documentary! This was the most hilarious documentary and it was also very interesting to see the background of where the weave and extentions that women wear, and also how really dangerous perm can be to us. Full of info, omg can't wait for it to come on dvd i'm definite...( read more)ly buying this. lol
  • October 11, 2009
    ????!!! i dnt get it
  • October 11, 2009
    god that movie looks hella funny
  • October 11, 2009
    I think this is gonna be a jokes movie but the thing is "we" need to be thankfull for the hair we have and not spend a thousad dollars on one weave
  • October 10, 2009
    I must see this movie. I have spiral, curly hair which I am loving a bit more each day.
  • October 10, 2009
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  • October 10, 2009
    looks funny, and interesting
  • October 10, 2009
    I haven't watched this yet, but the topic, although apparently addressed in a comic way, is far from being funny. It has to do with racism and low self-esteem and why so many black people - women in particular - hate their natural hair so much that they will go to amazing lengths...( read more) to have it chemically "transformed". It has to do with internalized negative racial stereotypes, that make black people think that there is such a thing as "good hair", i.e. straight hair like the one white people have, while kinky, frizzy hair is "bad hair". It's about time black people realize that there is no good or bad hair, just different types of hair, all beautiful, all wonderful in
    their diversity. It's a wake up call to make us learn to love ourselves, black, white and all those in between (like me!). A father myself, I also try to make my daughter understand that her hair is beautiful and that what is inside her head matters much more than how her hair looks. So far so good!
  • October 9, 2009
    chrst rock is a great , he has just let all black women secret out
  • October 9, 2009
    its Chris Rock's daughter.. Might be worth watching for a good laugh or two.. = p
  • October 9, 2009
    This movie looks good
  • October 9, 2009
    Has to be funny....and informative.
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  • October 9, 2009
    Oh. My. God. You have GOT to be kidding me! Why in Hell would I waste my money watching this ****?!?
  • October 9, 2009
    be happy with who and what you are! hair oh my gosh people sure are vain!!!!!!!
  • October 9, 2009
    So going to see this! Looks so funny!!!
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  • October 9, 2009
    Chris Rock is reall gud in d things he do
  • October 9, 2009
    We need to love the hair god gave us.
  • October 8, 2009
    Cris is da mannn..cnt w8 to sea it!
  • October 8, 2009
    This is a must see for me.
  • October 8, 2009
    we !!! lol
    good film
  • October 8, 2009
    Chris Rock is a terrific comedian, so I feel as if this movie will not only be informative but a piece that we all will enjoy. Thanks Chris.
  • October 8, 2009
    interesting premise and who better to tackle it but Chris Rock.
  • October 8, 2009
    Cant wait to see it.

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