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Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)

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Reviews Counted:115

Fresh:79

Rotten:36

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: The humor is less sharp and more warm-hearted this time around, and the characters are enjoyable to revisit.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for language, sexual material and brief drug references

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 6, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $64,955,956

Synopsis: Take a seat, sit back, and get ready for another haircut: Calvin opens up shop once again in Barbershop 2: Back in Business, a sequel to the original comedy smash hit. Ice Cube, Cedric the... Take a seat, sit back, and get ready for another haircut: Calvin opens up shop once again in Barbershop 2: Back in Business, a sequel to the original comedy smash hit. Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, and Leonard Earl Howze - they're still cutting hair and cutting up in Calvin's shop on the South Side of Chicago, with Oscar®-nominee Queen Latifah joining the fun as Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door, and Kenan Thompson stepping in as a rookie trying to earn his clippers. In Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Calvin (Ice Cube) has gotten over his money troubles and is no longer in danger of losing his shop - but his neighborhood is in danger of losing its identity. Intent on "regentrifying" the South Side, a money-hungry corporation is moving into the community with coffee bars, video stores, and a big-name haircut chain, and the area's "mom and pop" establishments are in danger of losing their hometown advantage. While juggling changing situations, new loves, and looking for ways to better their lives, Calvin and his crew have to take a stand to keep the South Side and its businesses in the family. And of course, the crew still has time for its signature Barbershop discussions - outrageous, explosive, and hilarious. The world changes and so do hairdos, but some things never go out of style - you can still say anything at the barbershop. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures is proud to present Barbershop 2: Back in Business, a State Street Pictures and Cube Vision production. Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, the film stars Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Kenan Thompson, and Harry Lennix, with a special appearance by Queen Latifah. Barbershop 2: Back in Business is produced by Robert Teitel, George Tillman, Jr., and Alex Gartner from a script by Don D. Scott, based on the characters created by Mark Brown. With executive producers Mark Brown, Ice Cube, and Matt Alvarez, the talented production team includes director of photography Tom Priestley, production designer Robb Wilson King, editor Paul Seydor, costumer Jennifer Bryan, and music by Richard Gibbs, with additional music by Wu-Tang Clan featuring The RZA. [More]

Starring: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, Sean Patrick Thomas

Starring: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, Sean Patrick Thomas, Queen Latifah, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze

Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Screenwriter: Don D. Scott
Producer: Robert Teitel, George Tillman, Alex Gartner, Matt Alvarez
Composer: Richard Gibbs
Studio: MGM/UA

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Reviews for Barbershop 2: Back in Business

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This series offers an inner-city equivalent of Mayberry, where greed and cynicism don't stand a chance against homespun truths, family values and just plain folks.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
02/09/04
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Taken as a pair, the 'Barbershop' movies are an exuberant lesson in how comedy is a better format for penetrating social commentary than drama.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/09/04
John P. McCarthy
John P. McCarthy
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

There are some laughs in the movie, some nice moments between the characters, and some occasional glimmers of the old magic. However, there are not enough of them.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
02/08/04
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

A sorry little excuse of a film created to advertise Pepsi products, Queen Latifah's spin-off movie, and to exploit the success of the first Barbershop.

Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | comment Comment
02/08/04
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

It is an OK sequel, but what it really demonstrates is that this would play much better as a TV series.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Perhaps if the movie had been funnier, it would've been easier to overlook the bizarre dramatic interludes...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
02/08/04
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

The story gets bogged down in some pace-stopping scenes about community gentrification, some mildly confusing temporal transitions, and some exchanges that should be side-splittingly funny but are only mildly amusing.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
02/08/04
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Successful only in sullying the memory of a superior movie that didn't warrant a sequel, particularly one so glaringly lacking in imagination and purpose.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
02/07/04
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Affords a feel of life in a big-city neighborhood.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
02/07/04
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

glossier and more focused than its scruffy predecessor

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
02/07/04
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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Shirley Klass
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02/07/04
AV Club

Like going out for a bad meal with a group of people you love being with. You're happy to be in their company; you just wish you didn't leave feeling hungry.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
02/07/04
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

An uplifting, and funny, film about real people.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/07/04
Lewis Beale
Lewis Beale
Film Journal International

Low-key to the point of being listless.

Full Review Source: Journal News (Westchester, NY) | comment Comment
02/07/04
Marshall Fine
Marshall Fine
Journal News (Westchester, NY)

[Fumbles] around with what had been a winning cast of characters, reducing their living, breathing relationships to a series of exchanges of cheap insults.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
02/07/04
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
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