5/5 Nora's five star
  by Donna Barron (Flushing, New York United States)
Movie is mint~ How I remember this from T.V.!
I laughed and cried! Great movie and cast!

5/5 Live Life and there's Love
  by Marilyn Jones (Paramount, Ca)
Our family thought that the movie was great. I order this movie on a hunch because of Jennifer, but the story was great and we didn't get bored. I also like the multicultural actors in the film. I'm hoping there is a part II. I read somewhere that they were doing that. The story gave you different backgrounds on how people live from the beauty shop and that it was an honorable profession. Sorry...I loved it.
Marilyn Jones

1/5 *Simply the WORST*
  by sdennis1075 (BX, NY)
I have seen Jennifer Lewis at her best and trust me this is not it.

4/5 Give it a chance...this is a good movie!
  by Mr. Jaymes T. Gabourel (MD)
All in all, when I really evaluate this movie, it IS a GOOD movie. No one ever said it was going to be the greatest movie ever, so the other reviewers need to be more appreciative. Good God, did the previous reviewers expect this to win all the Academy Awards or something? As other reviewers have pointed out, yes...the movie is low budget and it may contain "typical" storylines that could go along with a movie about a hair salon. However, one must watch this movie over and over again to understand it and appreciate it. I too was like "what?" originally, but I felt the same looking at Napoleaon Dynamite, and that crappy white movie was successful! As a black person I've realized no black comedy or movie will ever be "great" compared to a white movie that is intelligent or unintelligent, meaningful or unmeaningful. White movies are always considered successful versus black ones. Anyways, this "not the funniest" movie ends sadly, but touched me...others may not be able to understand, but it's a good movie, with some hilarious parts that fill the voids of disappointment experienced. The outakes at the end are real funny. Again, not every movie will be to the standard of another, but personally Nora's Hair Salon is a good movie if you TRY to take the time to appreciate it...and I love it!

1/5 It's DEFINITELY not BeautyShop...
  by The Wifey (Upper Marlboro, MD)
...so if that's what you're looking for, you won't get it here.
I found this DVD in the $5 bin at Wal-mart and I'm mad I wasted $5 on it...movie was boring and I understand why it went straight to video.