Along comes another British film on the feel-good comedy bandwaggon, hoping that America will sit up and take notice. Will it make an impact? We took a look.

STARRING: Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Josh Hartnett, Rahael Leigh Cook, Rachel Griffiths, Warren Clarke, Heidi Klum

LINE ON THE POSTER: This Spring Love is in the Hair

WHAT HAPPENS: When the Mayor of the small Yorkshire town of Keighly announces that he has organised something that will put the town on the map and change everything forever, they're expecting something majestically fantastic. However what they're not expecting is the British National Hairdressing finals and everyone laughs the idea out of town. That is however until former champion's The Cut Above, spearheaded by haircutting legend Phil Allen (Rickman), are forced into competing due the past rivalry with new champs, Raymond Robertson's Hair Studio. This breathes new life into the competition and captures the imagination of the locals. However with forgotten secrets from the past rearing their ugly heads, can the teams stay together? Can young love between the rivals' children blossom? Will blood be thicker than hairspray?

ANY GOOD?: While this is a charming little film, it has pretensions to try and rival 'The Full Monty' as the next great comedy to come from Britain and it probably will fail. It's best suited to a 9pm on slot on a cold winter night on BBC2 and whilst funny places does not have the pace of the panache to fill out the running time for a movie. Add to this one of the dodgiest accents to grace the screen in recent times, courtesy of great young actor Josh Hartnett, trying to be from Yorkshire but sounding like a Irish-American and the film begins to wear it's faults on it's sleeve. However there is redemption in subtle portrayal of serious themes like leukaemia, lesbianism and old age, plus the absolute stunning beauty of Rachael Leigh-Cook, to make the film entertaining enough. However any great hopes of this being another successful British export are on dodgy ground as 'Blow Dry' is good but not quite good enough.

BEST BIT: The different rounds of the hairdressing competition become more ludicrous and amusing as the film progresses.

LIKED IT, TRY: The Full Monty, Coming to America, Hairspray or Shampoo