Barbershop (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 112 Fresh: 94 Rotten:18 Average Rating: 6.7/10
Consensus: Besides bringing on the laughs, Barbershop displays a big heart and demonstrates the value of community. more
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Synopsis:
Barbershop is a smart comedy about a day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin (Ice Cube), who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Jazsmin Lewis
Director: Tim Story
Screenwriter: Mark Brown, Don D. Scott
Producer: George Tillman, Robert Teitel
Composer: Terence Blanchard
Screenwriter: Mark Brown, Don D. Scott
Producer: George Tillman, Robert Teitel
Composer: Terence Blanchard
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Barbershop is a cozy place to hang out for a while, even if you don't need a little off the sides.
03/18/08 04:40 PM
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01/26/06 03:15 AM
...has the makings of a long-running franchise, but one that just doesn’t cut it as a crossover hit.
02/13/04 11:55 AM
[Ice] Cube proves that he can be incredibly charismatic performer when he's not glowering at people.
02/08/04 08:07 AM
Beneath the jokes is a story about community – what it means to belong to a community and one’s responsibility to that community.
11/13/03 08:24 PM
One of the best entrants in the fast-growing urban comedy genre.
10/25/03 06:19 PM
Clip off a little rehashed material here, trim a few unneeded characters there, and what you have left is sheer entertainment.
05/20/03 05:09 PM
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03/25/03 05:09 PM
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03/16/03 08:19 AM
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03/14/03 11:42 AM
Barbershop is for the most part a funny, thought-provoking, and well-performed film that deserves to be seen.
02/08/03 08:16 AM
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02/06/03 08:17 AM
Focuses too much on the tried and tired plot developments for the characters to completely grow on us.
12/30/02 01:02 PM
Feels a little like Spike Lee lite — "Joe’s Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" minus the street realism, or Do the Right Thing without the conflagrations.
12/27/02 01:40 PM
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