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How I long for Chris Rock to do what he does best: stand up comedy concerts. When he sticks to his forte, he is
easily the funniest man alive. I find it hard to believe he doesn't have the material for a new concert movie - after all there's a black guy as president, the US economy is in
shambles and David Letterman just admitted on his show he had several sexual encounters with fans. If that ain't comedy I don't know what is. Instead we get "Good Hair". It's a mocumentary like those he offered on his popular HBO show years ago. |
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Rock goes after a decent enough subject - African American women and their glorified hair. Having been married to or in a relationship with a few black women, I fully understand the comedy and tragedy wrapped around
the subject. There is a tradition in the black community that black women spend far too much money getting "their butter whipped" (as the saying goes.
The amount spent can be in the thousands per visit! Rock explores the subject revealing shocking facts. Some very tragic. |
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He brings on celebrities like the beautiful Nia Long, Maya Angelou, Eve, Raven-Symone and Rev Sharpton (yes that Sharpton). The film centers around the Bonner Brothers hair show in Atlanta with all it's pomp and circumstance. But it also visits the inside dope of
black hair. Did you know most extensions for weaves come from India? Did you know James Brown convinced Sharpton to get his hair relaxed? Did you
know that there are only a couple of tiny Black owned Black hair care products left? There is also a look at women who have their children's hair "relaxed" at 3 years of age! Yikes! That's
acid these women are putting in their kids head! From an information standpoint, "Good Hair" is quite enlightening. But Rock's comical look at the subject seems forced. It really doesn't flow like it would have, say...
as a 10 minute skit. "Good Hair" is amusing, no doubt. Whether it is amusing enough to pay $10 to see it is another thing. I couldn't help but wonder why it needed
to be on the big screen. Of course, I'm bald... so what do I know. --GEOFFREY BURTON
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