Drew's Thoughts:Chris Rock narrates this fascinating and hilarious look into African-American hairstyles, focusing somewhat on the idea of natural "African hair" not being conceived as "good hair." The film isn't really out to take a big stance on the subject one way or the other but it was interesting to learn about how much importance various hair treatments are to the African-American community (and the insane amounts of money the hair care industry makes annually from the black community.)
There are a variety of talking heads giving their viewpoints on the subject ranging from Maya Angelou and Al Sharpton to Ice-T. Nearly all the people weighing in deliver lively and funny commentary and it's a rare case when a documentary delivers quotable lines but this film does.
Good Hair is an immensely enjoyable film and one of the Best Docs of the year.
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