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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanRock 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.
- 83The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinIs 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.
- 80VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangA 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.
- 80The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSpirited, 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.
- 80SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekOne of those rare documentaries that works on two seemingly incongruous levels at once: It's both social commentary and pure delight.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertRock 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.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsRock takes his Good Hair job as a documentarian seriously enough to be interesting, but not so seriously that the film groans with earnestness.
- 70Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderAn exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off.
- 40Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonBreezy, superficial documentary.
- 40Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichA slipshod documentary about a fascinating subject: the loaded history and current complications of African-American hairstyling.