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Blow Dry

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An emotion-packed comedy of professional rivalry and extravagant hairdos. When the National Hairdressing Championships descend upon a small and unsuspecting Yorkshire town, no one is prepared for the glamour and the heartache, the scheming and the cheating which disrupt their lives.
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Critics Consensus

Heartwarming, but over-the-top and too formulaic.

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Susan Wloszczyna USA Today 03/09/2001
2/4
The script by Simon Beaufoy of The Full Monty fame is far more soapy than bubbly as it concentrates on extended family entanglements and allows its comic potential to be bleached out by a ponderous mawkish streak. Go to Full Review A.O. Scott New York Times 03/09/2001
1.5/5
Blow Dry seems both overplotted and underimagined. Go to Full Review Paul Tatara CNN.com 03/09/2001
A tedious comedy. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 03/29/2011
D+
A large ensemble of talented British actors is wasted in this disappointing comedy by Simon Beaufoy, the scribe of the Full Monty. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 01/02/2007
The whole enterprise is awash in a combined farcical obviousness and drippy sentimentality to induce more audience groans than laughs. Go to Full Review Film Threat 12/06/2005
2.5/5
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Jacqui C @Jacqueline64 05/12/2023 Some brilliant actors in this movie. Rachel Griffiths, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, what more do you want? I liked the movie even though it doesn't have good reviews. It's not exactly Baz Luhrmann though. See more steve d @RT35616104 12/13/2022 So vapid it does not work for one moment. See more 08/09/2017 Still so very current. This movie has it all. A Black Comedy tearjerker dealing with the big C, Lesbianism, Love, Loyalty, Family, Small Life and TALENT fulfillment. This is a MUST See for ALL Unisex Folkes. Can't believe The Professional Reviewers Missed their Beauty Shoppe Appointments. Anyone in LOVE with WARREN CLARKE will love his UNIQUE performance and Wait For IT...ENDING Singing TRIBUTE TO ? See more 01/20/2016 I quite enjoyed this movie. Campy fun. Alan Rickman was wonderful. See more 01/14/2016 Watched in homage to the great Alan Rickman. It's completely ridiculous, but sweetly so. Absolutely lovely to see Natasha Richardson. Bill Nighy is always a treat. And a hoot to see Hugh Bonneville in this role, especially right after watching Downton Abbey. I got a lot of grins out of this. See more 04/09/2014 Too many incredible actors for this to be a truly awful movie (excluding the younger cast members, of course.) While the script is a bit campy and there are a couple bad fake accents, you will find yourself living for Alan Rickman and Bill Nighy scenes, as their charisma makes this movie worth watching. See more Read all reviews
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Paddy Breathnach

Director

Alan Rickman

Phil

Natasha Richardson

Shelley

Rachel Griffiths

Sandra

Rachael Leigh Cook

Christina Robertson

Josh Hartnett

Brian

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Synopsis An emotion-packed comedy of professional rivalry and extravagant hairdos. When the National Hairdressing Championships descend upon a small and unsuspecting Yorkshire town, no one is prepared for the glamour and the heartache, the scheming and the cheating which disrupt their lives.
Director
Paddy Breathnach
Producer
Ruth Jackson, William Horberg, David Rubin
Screenwriter
Simon Beaufoy
Distributor
Intermedia Films, Pacifica Film Distribution, Miramax Films
Production Co
InterMedia Film Equities Ltd., IMF, Mirage Enterprises, West Eleven Films
Rating
R (Some Language|Brief Nudity)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 7, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$637.8K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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