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The Village Barbershop (2008)

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Hair is the only thing two people have in common before they come into each other's lives in this independent comedy-drama. For thirty years, Arthur Leroldi (John Ratzenberger) has operated a barbershop with his business partner Enzo. Arthur is a fine barber, but Enzo is the member of the team with the business sense and a talent for charming people, so when Enzo suddenly dies, Arthur soon finds himself flirting with bankruptcy. As Arthur scrambles to pay his bills, his landlord Jacobi (Amos

R, 1 hr. 39 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Chris J. Ford

Written By: Chris Ford

In Theaters: Dec 1, 2008 Wide

On DVD: Mar 3, 2009

Monterey Media

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Critic Reviews for The Village Barbershop

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The only reason to see this modest indie drama is an affecting performance by John Ratzenberger.

February 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

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t's the friendly, occasionally touching chemistry between Ratzenberger and Cole that makes The Village Barbershop likable on its own terms.

February 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Oregonian

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Stan Hall

Oregonian

While slick, splashy casino comedies may be on the wane with the economic crisis, this movie about working stiffs in those same glitzy towns just struggling to get by in the shadows of money orgy meccas like Vegas and Reno, is above the rest.

February 20, 2009 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

This is one movie that could really use a trim.

February 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

February 20, 2009 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

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John Ratzenberger (From Cheers) plays in this movie along with Shelly Cole who takes a slow moving movie and subject and turn it into something worth the 99 minutes to watch it. A ageing Barber with a shop that is slowly going broke looks for a new employee and along comes Shelly who give a old man new meaning to life. 4 1/2 stars

October 26, 2010

Bruce Bruce

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This movie was fantastic! My husband and I just kind of came across this film by accident. We had noticed that John Ratzenberger was in it, and it had been a long time since we had seen his name attached to anything. Wow, were we ever amazed at the quality of this film, and at how much we enjoyed his character! As a

October 14, 2010