After resisting watching this movie I finally succumbed.
It left a terrible taste in my mouth. Not one character likable, not one character redeemable, not one character appealing.
Garbage wrapped in la la land celluloid.
We're supposed to feel sorry for Warren Beaty's character at the end?
What a terror when Hollywood makes motion pictures enobling the emotional and spiritual inertia that afflicts these idiotic and self-serving sub-humans.
wow. what a bad movie.
once again schwartz, i must agree
shareCheers to both Sandra Bernhard and Julianne Moore for citing this 70's classic as one of their favorites. A character study about a bed hopping male hairdresser (based on Manson family victim Jay Sebring) can be seen as a Beatty vanity project, a comment on materialism, or a dated box office hit. I feel strongly about the second. The film builds at a deliberate pace and packs a slight emotional wallop at its end. George's quest for respect and maturity cuts through the average sex comedy's awkwardness and Hal Ashby's camera allows a viewer to discover hidden depths in Beatty, Goldie Hawn, and Jack Warden. Lee Grant won an Oscar for her terrific interpretation of Felicia and if you put this performance next to the one she gave in The Landlord you'll see she was an artist of substance who underscored her roles with both humor and pathos. Julie Christie also shines, displaying an unusual mixture of sexiness and insecurity that help make Jackie a great foil for George.
Words like "boring","dated","culturally irrelevant" are tagged to this film unfairly. When I asked various people about Shampoo all they could say was "All he did was go to bed with everybody." First of all, almost every film dates. So do t.v. shows, songs, plays, etc. It's an easy critism and one that's rarely valid, especially if the film means something special to you. Shampoo caused a bit of a stir back in the day and now you can either see it as either a relic-like snapshot of its time or a morality tale with wit, strong acting and a soft filmmaking style. A richly rewarding film experience awaits the viewer who sees the latter. Enjoy!
This movie is thoroughly eneteratining and tight from start to finish.
that can be said for about 1 in 26 movies. it is a classic.
I thought the fact that everyone was so shallow and boring was exactly the point.
Since when does every character have to sympathetic or likeable? They are what they are.