THIS has got to be a frontrunner for "lightest film of the year". A hairdressing comedy written and starring Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson it is sunny, frothy and feel-good.

Crawford Mackenzie (Ferguson), a Glaswegian, gay hairdresser with big ambitions, travels from Scotland to LA to compete in the final of international hairdressing competition, "The Platinum Scissors". However, the initial joys of being a small town boy in tinsel town are quickly dampened when Mackenzie learns that in fact he was only invited as an observer of the competition. Undeterred, the ebullient Mackenzie vows that he will compete come what may and a camp courage-in-the-face-of-adversity comic drama follows.

A thin storyline is padded out with various antics between Mackenzie and a film crew, who are making a fly-on-the-wall documentary about the hairdresser (don't ask why). The film itself is, in fact, framed within this documentary.

It is easy to pick holes in the film - unsubstantial story, cardboard characters (there's a cameo appearance by David Hasselhof of Baywatch fame, which says it all) and an ending that comes riding over the hill like a ten ton truck.

But that would be missing the point. As light comedy it is entertaining and bubbly. Ferguson, as the scissor-wielding braveheart has the depth and presence to carry it along, and his gay personna is sufficiently heroic to appeal to a wide audience. There is, of course, also the LA backdrop which provides the necessary glam and the opportunity for Mackenzie to indulge in some meditative nonsense about winning for "the little people" and "for Scotland". This aint gonna rock the world, but it is a bit of light fun you can take your auntie to.