Beauty Shop (2005)

Having been totally underwhelmed by the two "Barbershop" movies, I had no hopes for this spin-off from the second of them as a vehicle for Queen Latifah.  Well, perhaps the heat is frying my brain, but I must admit it was a bit of harmless fun by Latifah and her ensemble cast, not all of whom were black.  There are supporting roles for Alicia Silverstone (who has been missing in action for a while), Andie MacDowell, Mena Suvari, and most notably Kevin Bacon having a good time playing an affected, pseudo-Austrian rival.  There is no strong plotline, but there is satisfying character development, as Latifah struggles to make a go of her own salon, keep her talented young daughter in music school, and reluctantly find some love interest as well.  Maybe on a cold winter's day I might have sneered rather more, but the movie was seriously OK.