You have to figure a movie about hairdressing, especially a movie about hairdressing that stars Alan Rickman, would be a bit of a giggle. That's what Blow Dry might have been, if somebody hadn't decided to gum up the story with all kinds of maudlin stuff.

Natasha Richardson co-stars here as Rickman's ex-wife, with Josh Hartnett as their adult son, Rachel Griffiths as the woman who busted up their marriage and Rachel Leigh Cook as the daughter of a rival hairdresser. All of the above are also involved in the hair trade.
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