Rating: 
Summary: Just A O.K Movie.......
Review: I didn't run off 2 see this movie when it first came out in theatres. After seeing it on DVD after its release, I see that the movie was just a good movie and not really as good as all the hype about it. Don't get me wrong its a good movie, one that U can watch more than once, but just not as good as other Ice Cube films have been.
Rating: 
Summary: HOW GOOD CAN YOU GET ?!
Review: This movie was FUN. It had two tracks running
alternately; one a kind of Laurel and Hardy
comedy, the other a suspense drama.Unlike some reviews, I thought the comedy
part was VERY FUNNY, but I LOVE W.C. Fields, Laurel
& Hardy, Abbott & Costello slapstick, and this was
in their genre. The suspense drama concerned the modern day conflict
between the intangible goals of meaning, honesty, and
depth of character, and the tangible goals of materialism.
I am very glad that the intangibles won out in this tug
of war, which made for a very happy ending; and, yes,
happy endings CAN happen like this in the real world. Objections and protests to some of the dialogue in
this movie merely reflect egos vulnerable to inspection. Bill Schaefer
Rating:
Summary: BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
Review: My boyfriend dragged me into seeing this movie, and I thought I was going to utterly despise it. I was pleasantly surprised though. Not jumping-out-of-my-chair-that-was-so-fantastic surprised, but enough to make me a little impressed at the intelligence some of the movie gave off. Ice Cube played a barber shop owner who didn't want his employees cursing, Cedric the Entertainer played an amusing and quite insightful old man, and several of the other characters were quite good as well. And Eve actually did a mediocre job, better than what I expected. Why only 3 stars? The plot. It was too hackneyed; way too overdone. However, I recommend it if you want a laid-back, funny, cute movie to watch.
Rating:
Summary: Ice Cube's best movie, since firday
Review: This movie is just one of the few movies that make you laugh, and not by sensless atupidity, like Scary Movie, or Jay and Silent bob strike back(Which is a real good movie. Calvin:The owner of te barbershop that has been passed down through generations. After messing up his equipment, Calvin has a pretty bad day. It starts off like a normal day, but the big mistake of him selling the barbershop, made his day worst, and took him for one heck of a ride. JD:The bad guy of the show. When he robs a ATM machine, boy does he have trouble moving it around, and it's pretty funny. But what is he gonna do with all the money in the safe(If there IS any money in the safe)? Jimmy:A 2 time felon that's working in the barbershop. He always has his gun with him, but in the barbershop, it's all business. But he just better hope he don't get in anymore trouble, or it's the jailhouse for the rest of his life. Eddie:An old man, who's been in the barbershop for quite some time. He loves being in the good old barbershop, and it always reminds him of the good ol' times. He's really hate to see it go. Terri:Eve's first movie performance. She is a Ms-low-temper-I-ain't-nothing-to-mess-with woman. When she breaks up with her boyfriend, she is angry, and when she get's to the barbershop, she's about to explode, when someone drinks her applejuice. When Dinka has a crush one her, she's thinking of getting along with him. After Ice Cube made a blast in Friday, A lot of movies couldn't compare, like Players club, Next Friday, Friday after next,(3 kings was good, but not all that I wished it would be),All about the Benjimans, and Anaconda. But when I saw Barbershop, I was suprised on how positive it was, and how it made me laugh. If you loved comedy, go pick this up, if you want Ice cube's best since firday, don't look no further, and if you like comedys that are understandable, don't hesitate to check this out.
Rating: 
Summary: WOW! -in a bad way-
Review: I cannot believe how horrible this movie was. There was a very mild story line. This movie just goes to show that if you combine a couple of comedians, Platinum-record selling artists and put them in a "funny" movie, people like myself will want to see this movie. I was surprised by the acting. Ice Cube can act! But, that didn't cut it. If you review this as a movie, it's completely horrible. There is a very thin story line. It's a 2-hour movie about "bein' black", "stealin' da ATM machine from da Pakistani brotha", and "sellin' dad's Barbershop". It's extremely controversial, and barely funny. People who aren't African American will have a very hard time understanding what the people in the barbershop are saying, and on top of that they definitely will not be able to connect. The only person who is mildly funny is the "wigger". If you want some real entertainment, well, you'd be better off without this.
Rating:
Summary: The Black version of It's a Wonderful Life!
Review: Ice Cube plays a man unhappy with his life. He manages a barbershop on Chicago's Southside, an establishment he inherited - along with its workers and patrons - from his father, deceased just a few years past. He chases get-rich-quick schemes (thinking other professions are more noble) and ends up selling the barbershop to the devil (the local loan shark) in order to pay off his debts. Only then does he realize the contribution that both he - and his barbershop - make to his community. Cedric the Entertainer, as the resident Socrates, says it best; the barbershop is "the black man's country club." It's a place where souls can gather and great philosophy can be discussed, such as how a "Woman with a Big Ass" is different from a "Big Ass Woman!" Everyone speaks in cadence. And there's a stylish handshake for every occasion. A cute black babe, Eve, also works there. But it's the men who steal the show. A white guy tries to act black (and eventually proves himself to be sincere towards the movie's end). Sean Patrick Thomas (Save the Last Dance) plays an obnoxious know-it-all, and everyone's foil. Two other fools steal an ATM machine, and spend the entire film comically trying to break it open. Imagine the two bumbling housebreakers in Home Alone with nappier heads, and you'll get the picture. The movie reminded me of a black man's version of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life -- except with much better music. Unlike Jimmy Stewart, Ice Cube doesn't get to see the world without him, and neither does he try to commit suicide. But he does come to realize that, in his neighborhood, his barbershop plays an integral role; and that he, as its proprietor - is actually a pillar of the community. Without him, the lives of others would definitely be much worse. For his wife, Jimmy had the lovely Donna Reed; and Ice Cube, just as lucky, has the gorgeous Jazsmin Lewis as his always supportive better-half. This was easily Ice Cube's most touching role. And the movie break dances nicely between hilarity - and poignancy.
Rating:
Summary: One of the funniest comedies I've every seen
Review: There's nothing like some laughter to reduce tension. And this lightweight 2002 comedy sure did it for me. It's set in a barbershop in an African American neighborhood in the south side of Chicago and stars Ice Cube. There's lots of philosophy and great dialog - most of which is not politically correct. Actually the acting isn't particularly good. And neither is the over-simplified story. But I howled with laughter every time a segment about two crooks who steal an ATM machine came on the screen. And, at some points, the dialog was so good that I found myself applauding out loud. I usually don't like comedies. And so, coming from me, this film has got to get a super-duper high rating. Even now, as I'm writing about it I feel like bursting into laughter. No kidding, that's saying a lot.
Rating:
Summary: A Sweet Movie
Review: I didn't bother to see this movie in the theater because I was convinced I would despise it. I'm one of the few people I know who absolutely hated Friday and figured since Ice Cube was in this movie it was probably more of the same. The Rosa Parks/Martin Luther King controversy surrounding the film didn't help either. But since my friends kept encouraging me to see it, I rented it. Well it turns out that I really liked this movie. It's sweet and for the most part very true to real life. Every actor is dead on perfect and the conversations/debates among the characters including the Rosa Parks and reparations arguments are not unusual in the African American community. Critics of that particular segment of the movie need to remember that Black people are not monolithic in their opinions and experiences. The entire cast was perfect. I admit I've had my reservations about Ice Cube since his days with NWA but he was a charming leading man in this role. Cedric the Entertainer as Eddie reminds me of some folks I've known. Eve brought a sweetness to and was surprisingly effective in her part. But can Anthony Anderson please do another role besides the loud, fat guy? Thanks in advance. Oh and I must mention how I loved the Got to Give It Up and I'll Take You There segments. Reminds me of my childhood. The extra features are cool...it was great seeing the old haircuts from the 80s and early 90s. Good job to everyone involved.
Rating: 
Summary: heart-warming
Review: Heart-warming and funny. Lots of luv. Score: 93/100
Rating:
Summary: Call it: A Raisin In The Sun meets It's A Wonderful Life
Review: Renting this movie last weekend was the first time I had actually seen it, and I can't believe Jesse Jackson and his followers actually took offense to the lines referring to Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights movement in it. Of all people you would expect to get the point, and have the poetry of the script revealed to! The point of the entire movie can be summed up in a monologue by Cedric the Entertainer (who is about as good as it gets in this role and in this movie), where he says the barbershop--which the owner (Ice Cube's character), while caught in a moral dilemma, is preparing to sell--is more than just a place where brothers can get their hair cut. Each and every barbershop in every city and inner city in America, from Harlem to Oakland (and around the world too; I've been to several African-owned shops in Germany, Holland and Italy), is like Sam's bar on CHEERS: they are "the Black man's country club". And in that country club, a brother can get a line, a skin-fade, a shape-up, a little trim of the beard or goatee...and rediscover the royalty of his inner being while in conversation with friends and strangers about virtually anything. As a matter of fact, the beauty of the so-called controversial lines in the movie about Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King (not to mention those about Rodney King and O.J. Simpson) triumphantly proclaim one of the best things about the Barbershop: where else can Black men hold such strong, divergent or even culturally iconoclastic opinions and have them be respected--or even heard? The movie is a little short on character development. The sub-plot starts getting too ridiculous after the first fifteen minutes. And as good as Ice Cube is he is still growing as an actor, making me wish he were making this movie five years from now as opposed to almost a year ago. Just the same, the wealth of characters and acting in the movie give all the real local Barbershops across the world a three-dimensional tableau of a tribute via the fine acting talents of all involved and some truly wonderful (and wonderfully ridiculous) moments in the script. Actors in this movie (like the fine character actor as loneshark Keith David, whose voiceover voice is becoming more famous than he is) are seriously funny, while comedians like Cedric the Entertainer are sometimes borderline spellbinding in how serious they demand you take them as actors. Anyone who isn't a Black man (and that includes the sisters) should see this movie and laugh unapologetically. Anyone who is, should first get a shape-up down the block, share what they think of the Iraq war and Halle Berry in spandex with the barber in the next chair... and then after you tip your boy right, buy this movie immediately.
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