Dammit, Dakota Johnson in ‘The High Note’ Just Made Yet Another Case for Quarantine Bangs
Who are you, really, if you haven’t taken a photo of Dakota Johnson to your hairstylist at least once and asked, “How would these bangs look on me?” or sent a picture of her to your group chat and asked, “Can I pull this off?” I am one of the many women in America—nay, the world—who suffer from what I like to call Dakota Johnson Hair Envy, and I’m here to say it only got worse after watching her in her newest movie, The High Note.
The film follows Dakota’s character, Maggie, who works as an assistant to Tracee Ellis Ross’s Grace. Grace is a major musician living in L.A., so as you can imagine, Maggie’s life as her personal assistant is…rough. Between picking up Grace’s green juices and prescriptions, Maggie struggles to become a music producer herself and—bonus—meets a very cute guy along the way. The driving force of the movie is her relationship with Grace, who is almost a mentor but mostly just an exhibitor of tough love.
Dakota and Tracee have great chemistry onscreen, and this movie is so damn enjoyable to watch. Not only are they super funny together, but their assistant/boss dynamic will also definitely hit home for anyone who’s set foot in an office environment even once. Plus, there are original songs! There’s a love story! There’s a highly attractive male specimen who also sings! There’s an unexpected twist that I will not elaborate on for fear of spoiling this movie for all of you! It features tons of great L.A. scenery, which makes it particularly enjoyable for those of us who can’t leave our houses rn. Basically, The High Note is the type of movie you want to watch with your mom or while cuddled up with a good cup of tea (or wine, we don’t judge).
The real star of this film, though, as previously mentioned, is Dakota’s bangs. We are in the midst of a global pandemic, when many people (rightfully) cannot leave their house to get their hair cut. It’s a small price to pay to keep other people safe, but it means that lots of people are reaching for the scissors and taking matters into their own hands, literally. And what does Dakota do during this fragile time? When we’re all already so unsatisfied with the current state of our hair? Wave THESE impeccable, just-the-right-amount-of-wispy bangs in front of my face. The nerve of this woman!!
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Does it upset me? Yes. Am I about to book the first post-quarantine appointment with my stylist and bring this movie trailer to her? Also yes. The High Note is an absolute delight, but please take this as an official warning: It will make you think long and hard about getting bangs, and that’s a very dangerous position to put yourself in.
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