Bad Hair

A bit on the background. So, released in January 2020, Bad Hair is a satirical black horror comedy film that is written, produced and directed by Justin Simien. It features renowned actors and stars like Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Kelly Rowland, James Van Der Beek and a host of others. It had a budget of 8.9 million dollars and runs for about 102 minutes.

The film is set in the late 1970s were a young Anna attempts to relax her hair with the help of her older cousin, Linda but then her hair has a bad reaction to the cream that leaves a permanent scar on the back of her head. Fast forward to 1989 where Anna, now an adult is an assistant at Culture- a television station that promotes African-American artistes. With aspirations to move up the industry, Anna is disheartened when her boss and mentor is ousted by the owner of the station and replaced with former super model, Zora.

Zora takes a liking to Anna and makes her her an assistant but demands that in order for Anna to fit in with the company’s new image, her natural Afro has to be changed to a weave. Zora recommends Virgie’s, an upscale salon. Though an excruciating process, the weave is finally done with clear instructions that the hair never gets wet. What ensues afterwards for Anna makes her understand that she may have just taken on far more than what she can chew in the… bloodiest of ways.

I found this film disturbing in a lot of ways. I could understand that the CGI was not too amazing because it was a portrayed as a satirical film that was trying to represent a particular era. The concept in itself was nice because it was a play on insecurities, especially for black women in corporate America. I just wish there weren’t too many plot holes or there was a more defined and note-worthy ending to it, instead of a whole information dump that was too much to work with in the short span of time left.

The soundtracks though. I think that was my favourite part. The score was composed by Kris Bowers and three songs were co-written by Justin Simien and Kelly Rowland, who equally performed in the tracks. Really good stuff.

Anyway, just thought to share this with you guys and probably have your opinion for those who have watched it. Or maybe, your general thoughts on the storyline. Hope you enjoy!

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