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Summary: "Barbershop " was thoroughly enjoyable!
Review: "Barbershop" from a story and screenplay by Mark Brown, was the stepchild of director Tim Story. You can almost feel the collaboration between the unsung acting talents of Ice Cube, who is marvelous, and Story as they weave together what might have been a stereotypical story into an ensemble comedy of depth.Barbershop moved rapidly from the screen to the stores in DVD, but the production values of its DVD extras are all there - and I especially enjoyed the outtakes! Some slapstick comedy involving the theft of an ATM is a little tedious, but necessary for the conclusion of the story; the ability of Ice Cube's character to grasp what he really has in the Barbershop...a place of camaraderie and mixing of generations, is a revelation.
The supporting cast is strong and works well together; of course natural funnyman Cedric the Entertainer stands out as Eddie,(and somewhat surprisingly received a lot of backlash for his characters take off on black icons like Rosa Parks and Rodney King)...Eddie's been with the shop since it opened in 1958. He doesn't do much any more, but he's the heart and funnybone of just about every discussion that takes place. Of the rest of the cast, young Michael Ealy stood out for me as Ricky Nash. He gives off an intensity on the screen that more experienced actors just didn't seem to match.
You'll feel good at the end of Barbershop, you'll be amused, have had some outright laughs, and loved the closeness of the characters and their way of life. A fine movie that begs for a sequel!
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Summary: Good for the most part...
Review: Ice Cube as Calvin has done justice to his role in Barbershop, a hilarious look at a day in the life of a person who owns a barber shop (which is also a local hang-out), sells it, undergoes a change of heart and tries to get it back. Hilarious as it is, this movie has quite a few drab stretches (like the sub-plot about the two crooks) without which it could have done much better. Overall, a wonderful movie, and you are sure to laugh out loud many a time while watching it.
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Summary: very good
Review: I was impressed. I thought of a similar idea for a barbershop movie almost 2 years ago. And all the elements the director and writers used for this film were excellent. They could not have picked a better cast. Good movie!!!!
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Summary: GREAT MOVIE
Review: This movie is great, it has drama and comedy. It is so funny, especially with cedric the entertainer. Ice cube also has a good acting roll in this movie. This movie is about a barbershop owner that has to decide to sell his barbershop, or keep it and keep on the tradition from his family. So if you want a very funny movie, buy this.
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Summary: Perfect...
Review: It had the hilarious scenes, the eye candy characters (dude who sold everything in the world, Michael Ealy, and Ice Cube), the great storyline, and the whole movie went smoothly. I went to the show to see it twice and ended up at four [various other vendors]and online before I finally got a copy VHS and had to get the stock guy to search for one on DVD. This movie is selling like there's a million dollar bill attached to the back!
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Summary: Hilarious!!!
Review: I had no idea I would laugh this hard when I went to see this movie. Every character in this film is a delight!! It is basically about a man that owns this barbershop which he inherited from his father but he starts having some financial problems. In his distress, he decides to sell it to a dishonest no-good man after the man promises to keep it a barber shop. What the owner didn't know is the buyer was planning on making it into a strip club. So, he quickly changes his mind and has to fight to get his barber shop back. Meanwhile, all of his friends and employees are in the shop and it takes place in like a 24 hour period. It is wonderful!! Some parts are warm hearted and tender, some are hilarous, and some really make you mad. I highly recommend this film for I cannot imagine anyone not liking it. It was great!! I am counting down to the release of the somewhat talked about sequel!
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Summary: Has It's Redeeming Moments
Review: Yeah, the humor gets a bit raw and crude at times, but overall, I liked this movie. Everyone who has been to a Black barbershop (or ANY local gathring place, with minor differences in culture and dialogue) can vouch for the accuracy. Without spoiling it for those who haven't seen it, it's actually a nice story about people in a Chicago ghetto who, in spite of a lot of trash talking and insults, really form an unoffical family and care about each other. As for Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton's complains about this film, one of the actors in a recent interview noted that all that did was help them sell more tickets, as is often the case with controversial films.
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Summary: MY NEW FAVORITE MOVIE!
Review: WOW! I had know I idea when i went to the star theatre than this movie was gonna be so GREAT! It's absolutely the best! i MUST say that for those families with small kids that the parents might like to view this first, but my cousin DJ saw it and he is only eight. This movie has alot of language, cussing, but its great for preteens, teens, and adults to enjoy.
I also felt like I could relate to this movie, it showed how hard life can be if you live in the south area of chicago!
I also think that they the BEST actors to match to characters for this movie- I also found out how cute Michael ealy (Ricky) is!
This was a great movie, wonderful plot, and must have been well thought up. To the makers of this movie, i gotta hand it to you- YOU WERE GREAT. And to the cast- Yall were great too.
PEACE OUT
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Summary: Eat your heart out Jessie Jackson.
Review: With the terrible smear review that was given by Jessie Jackson and others on this politically incorrect film, it only seem fitting to view this myself and see what the fuss was over.This is a great film. Honest, fresh, funny, emotional, soul sturring and just great plain entertaining. In this new modern world with movies that have to have special effects or sex scenes that have nothing to do with the story or mass murders with lots of blood and guts, it's refreshing to see a motion picture that is based on just a good script and actors that can deliver and keep the audience transfixed on the screen. Now that is talent! You will not be disappointed by this film unless of course your part of the modern generation that is basically brain dead and won't know anything about culture unless in came in the form of a drug.One of the great things about this movie is "thinking for yourself, America." Again, this is a great film for ALL people.
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Summary: Not just a barbershop movie, a landmark film!
Review: I like this movie, including the cast: Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Keith David, and Cedric the Entertainer. Oh yeah, this time you should rate it PG-13 for language, sexual content, a scene of drug refrences, and some scary action, but this isn't just a barbershop movie, it's a landmark film.
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