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Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, Rachael Leigh Cook, Josh Hartnett, Bill Nighy, Warren Clarke, Rosemary Harris, Hugh Bonneville (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Phil Allen war einst der Star unter den britischen Friseuren bis ihn seine Frau verlassen hat. Doch nun soll die Meisterschaft im Haareschneiden ausgerechnet in dem Städtchen ausgetragen werden, in das er sich mit seinem kleinen Salon zurückgezogen hat. Unter den Teilnehmern ist auch Phils Erzrivale aus alten Zeiten und dessen Tochter Christina, die Phils Sohn ganz schön den Kopf verdreht. So weckt der Wettbewerb altes Leid und neue Leidenschaften, es wird geschummelt und betrogen - und alle Beteiligten müssen feststellen In der Liebe und beim Haareschneiden sind alle Mittel erlaubt! (Verleiher-Text)
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I was kind of hesitant about how to review this film. In the end, I leaned towards the higher four-star rating. The film has an original theme, but the script and direction are pretty mediocre. It follows a certain formula precisely, so I knew from the beginning where it was heading and what the ending would be. Still, the film managed to be a very pleasant surprise in some moments. It surprised me mainly with its humor. Branding sheep or a pink heart in the crotch area was spot-on. However, the emotional scenes turned out to be a bit of a disaster, saved only by the fantastic actors from sinking into the depths of awkwardness and unintentional humor. You'll like Alan Rickman's grumpy face even if you don't want to. But I've already seen what Josh Hartnett was doing in several movies. The film would rightly deserve three stars, but a blissful feeling spread through me after it was over, so I'm going (a little undeservedly) higher.
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It's not a great comedy. There are moments when I thought it was unnecessarily contrived just to elicit emotions. But then there are moments that my girlfriend and I simply enjoyed and had fun. The finale is one of them. It just turned out well and visually, it's truly beautiful. By the way, Josh Hartnett has a really awful English accent.
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