Season 5 of The Equalizer starring Queen Latifah is slated to air in a brand new timeslot subsequent month and as followers wait, certainly one of her basic 2000s movies is now accessible to stream on Prime Video. The 2005 film, Magnificence Store, started streaming on January 1. Queen Latifah stars as Gina Norris who quits her high-end salon (owned by Kevin Bacon sporting a horrible wig and horrible accent) to open up her personal magnificence salon. The film is a spin-off of kinds to Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Again in Enterprise which stars Ice Dice as a barbershop proprietor.

The official logline for Magnificence Store is as follows:

“Removed from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta together with her daughter and has rapidly established herself as a uncommon expertise in her career. However after repeatedly butting heads together with her shady, over-the-top boss, Jorge, Norris units out to create her personal salon — even snagging a couple of of Jorge’s workers and purchasers. Now, Jorge will do something to close her down.”

‘Magnificence Store’ Is a Story of Feminine Empowerment

The film, regardless of being a quiet spin-off to Barbershop and sporting a low 38% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, featured a powerhouse forged for 2005. Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), Kevin Bacon (Footloose), Andie MacDowell (4 Weddings and a Funeral), Djimon Hounsou (Gladiator), and Alfre Woodard (Salem’s Lot). Queen Latifah and the remainder of the forged supplied a powerful film about feminine empowerment. Evaluations on Rotten Tomatoes usually cite the film’s plot as skinny compared to the Barbershop films, however these would possibly very properly be lacking the purpose. The characters, significantly Queen Latifah’s Gina, are the drive the story, not the misfortunes that hold hanging her magnificence store.

The sense of neighborhood constructed by these forged of characters, predominately feminine characters, are what drive the story from starting to finish. Gina, a widower, is beginning over and lives again at dwelling, juggling single parenthood, cleansing up her youthful sister’s messes, and is making an attempt to maintain her head above water whereas opening her magnificence salon. The neighborhood of girls that rally behind her are the vital a part of the story.

Magnificence Store is now accessible to stream on Prime Video. Stick with Collider for the most recent updates.

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