Barbershop (2002)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 124
Fresh: 102 | Rotten: 22
Besides bringing on the laughs, Barbershop displays a big heart and demonstrates the value of community.
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 3
Besides bringing on the laughs, Barbershop displays a big heart and demonstrates the value of community.
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User Ratings: 54,378
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Calvin (Ice Cube) never wanted to take over the family business, a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Disgusted with the shop's crime-ridden neighborhood, and caught up in his moneymaking schemes, one morning Calvin decides to sell the shop to the shady Lester (Keith David). Chastised by his pregnant wife, Jennifer (Jazsmin Lewis), for his rash decision, Calvin spends the day cutting heads at the shop, and starts to understand the importance of the legacy his grandfather and father have
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Cast
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Ice Cube
Calvin Palmer -
Anthony Anderson
J.D. -
Cedric the Entertainer
Eddie -
Sean Patrick Thomas
Jimmy James -
Eve
Terri Jones -
Troy Garity
Isaac Rosenberg -
Michael Ealy
Ricky Nash -
Leonard Earl Howze
Dinka -
Keith David
Lester -
Jazsmin Lewis
Jennifer Palmer -
Lahmard J. Tate
Bill7 -
Tom Wright
Detective Williams -
Lorenzo Clemons
Bank Manager -
Dev Kennedy
Detective Williams' Par... -
Pat "Soul" Scaggs
Motel Manager -
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Crazy Inmate -
Marshall Titus
Customer Joe -
Cliff Frazier
Customer Kwame -
Carl Wright
Checkers Fred -
Sonya Eddy
Janelle -
Eric Lane
Customer Rodney -
Maestro Harrell
Customer Tillman -
Vince Green
Waiting Customer -
Jalen Rose
Himself -
Jason Winston George
Kevin -
Kwame Amoaku
Stair Guy -
Kevin Morrow
Monk -
Marcia Wright
Angry Woman -
DeRay Davis
Hustle Guy -
Saralynne Crittenden
Big Mamma -
Jasmine Randle
Gabby -
Naomi Young Armstrong
Grandma -
Frank Townsend
Terri's Customer -
Scott Dent
Boy -
Laura E. Walls
Church Lady -
Woody Bolar
Customer Artis -
Deon Cole
Customer Darrel -
J. David Shanks
Customer Lamar -
Leon S. Rogers Jr.
Customer Larry -
Jam
Customer Lloyd -
Norm Van Lier
Customer Sam -
Ray Thompson
Customer Tyrone -
Mark Simmons
Customer Rob -
Cassandra Lewis
Young Mom -
Janina Gavankar
Fine Woman -
Olumiji Olawumi
Jay -
Satya Lee
Korean Woman -
Teara Hill Willborn
Little Kid -
Ebboney Wilson
Little Kid -
Chester Clay McSwain
Mailman -
Steven Simoncic
Officer With Photo -
Matt Orlando
Officer -
Willie B. Goodson
Officer -
Cynthia Maddox
Prison Guard -
Montina Woods
Rhonda Watts -
Llou Johnson
Salesman -
Dana Min Goodman
Cashier -
Parvesh Cheena
Samir -
Malik S. Middleton
Construction Worker -
Toyiah Marquis
Samir's Wife -
Cerall Duncan
Kevin's Other Woman -
Rhonda Bobo
Ricky's Girlfriend -
Tiffany S. Gaji
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All Critics (125) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (105) | Rotten (23) | DVD (22)
Some of the verbal jousts are hot, and a Laurel and Hardy routine involving a stolen ATM is fitfully hilarious, but this reminds me of a pilot for a cable sitcom.
Barbershop is a cozy place to hang out for a while, even if you don't need a little off the sides.
Perhaps because it promotes traditional values - respect women, crime doesn't pay, family comes first - the film shines in those rare scenes when it plays with received wisdom.
Top CriticThe movie's heart is in the right place, which generates enough warmth to make one root for it.
A flat-out hilarious ensemble comedy that probably made me laugh out loud more than any other movie this year.
It's a likable venture that just misses being a lovable one.
Charming urban comedy for teens.
[A] very smart, very clever, very well-written, and very funny piece of filmmaking...
A funny, warm, immensely likable, and all-ages-appealing film centering around the importance of heritage and family.
The problem with Barbershop is that it tries too hard to be too many things.
Rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube ably provides the emotional core in this story of a neighborhood barbershop and its assortment of colorful inhabitants, which is a cut above standard hip-hop cinematic fare.
...has the makings of a long-running franchise, but one that just doesn't cut it as a crossover hit.
[Ice] Cube proves that he can be incredibly charismatic performer when he's not glowering at people.
Beneath the jokes is a story about community - what it means to belong to a community and one's responsibility to that community.
One of the best entrants in the fast-growing urban comedy genre.
Clip off a little rehashed material here, trim a few unneeded characters there, and what you have left is sheer entertainment.
The script really should have been given a trim, as it tries to cram in so many characters that few are given the time and space to develop.
The comedy is less than razor sharp.
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