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Barbershop (2002)
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Reviews Counted:115
Fresh:96
Rotten:19
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Besides bringing on the laughs, Barbershop displays a big heart and demonstrates the value of community.
Theatrical Release:Sep 13, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $75,074,950
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... [More]
Starring: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve
Director: Tim Story
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01/10/03
Focuses too much on the tried and tired plot developments for the characters to completely grow on us.
12/30/02
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
Cedric the Entertainer damn near steals the show, with an award-caliber comic performance that’s delightful in both the quality and timing of his biting satirical words.
12/22/02
...a charmer of a comedy, rich in the traditions of American camaraderie.
12/18/02
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12/16/02
Ice Cube holds the film together with an engaging and warm performance...
12/09/02
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12/08/02
Between the drama of Cube?s personal revelations regarding what the shop means in the big picture, iconic characters gambol fluidly through the story, with charming results.
11/26/02
The movie's heart is in the right place, which generates enough warmth to make one root for it.
10/23/02
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10/08/02
Isn't Barbershop the sort of middlebrow pop entertainment Ice Cube used to want to kill white people over?
10/04/02
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10/02/02
The notion of taking responsibility for one's community, of contributing instead of only receiving, gives Barber Shop a substance too few movies achieve.
09/26/02
The filmmakers managed to create seven interesting and well-developed characters, which is a welcome antidote to many lesser comedies that fail to develop a single one.
09/26/02
A great comedy filmmaker knows great comedy needn't always make us laugh. Tim Story's not there yet - but 'Barbershop' shows he's on his way.
09/24/02
'Barbershop" is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story.
09/22/02
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09/22/02
Strongest when just letting us watch the people, this movie showcases the barbershop as a kind of roundtable of ideas being exchanged among social classes and generations.
09/22/02
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