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DVD Barbershop 2 - Back in Business
Ice Cube triumphantly returns as Calvin Palmer, proud proprietor of a neighborhood barbershop in Barbershop 2. The first Barbershop was a surprise smash; even more surprising is how good this sequel is. The plot isn't much--there's a corporate haircutting chain opening across the street, leading to the usual sentiments about the importance of small businesses and neighborhoods--but the well-conceived characters and the loose, genuine banter give this movie a striking richness of feeling. Barbershop 2 cuts back and forth in time, flashing back to when Eddie (garrulous Cedric the Entertainer), the shop's oldest and most outspoken barber, first came to work for Calvin's father. Glimpses of black history give weight to the modern-day struggles; most impressively, this device doesn't feel forced or cynical. Also returning are Eve, Troy Garity, and Sean Patrick Thomas; Queen Latifah (Bringing Down the House) is a new face on the block. --Bret Fetzer
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Good but first was better
This was an enjoyable comedy, largely due to Cedric the Entertainer protraying Eddie, a barber who has been with the shop for generations, originally, having worked for the owner's father. Ice Cube plays ther likable but intense barbershop owner Calvin Palmer. After saving the barbershop in the original movie, there is a new crisis in this sequel as a super fancy mega hairstyling shop which is part of a chain is opening across the street. Of course, there are the usual villains, as local politicians on the take promote the new shop. The result is predictable; the shop was saved in the original and, I don't think I'm giving anything away by revealing that, ultimately, the villains are exposed and it survives here too. In short, the plot is entertaining but pretty much set to a formula.
What makes the movie is the interplay and conversation among the employees of the shop and the regulars who hang out there. The plot is really secondary. The character development is surprisingly good and the viewer almost feels at home, as though we could go through the screen and become part of the interplay. However, in this aspect, the original was even better. Eddie actually created quite a stir by making irreverent comments about both Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King in that movie. That type of interplay lent realism to the movie since, in barbershops, there are always opinionated characters saying outrageous things. Still, in this sequel, the banter and interplay was good, thus 4 stars.
Good Clean Fun
"Barbershop 2" is a good movie, but no it does not live up to the standard set by "Barbershop." Unfortunately, the film is filled with problems. First and foremost we realize that these characters are really only interesting within the context of the first film. This film gets too ambitious and lets us see the characters as they travel through time and the city. I understand that it is to underline the point of this film (and the first one) that small business has more heart and soul than corporations (and I agree...duh). However, Cedric the Entertainer's love life and radicalism of 30 years ago didn't really strike a chord with me. Also, they take a cheap shot at uptight white men that would've been funny if not completely unoriginal. But with those problems out of the way, the only thing left to talk about is the good stuff. Here we have a film that resists temptation on more than one occasion. To the surprise of me an exotic looking fish tank is left unscathed and the ending is not sappy for the sake of being sappy. I also like the performances by Eve and Cedric the Entertainer. The scene in which Cedric goes at it with Queen Latifah at a picnic is probably my personal favorite. I also enjoy movies that deal with topical conversations. All these are the reasons why I am recommending this film. Of course while bashing the corporations this film played at multiplexes across the country, ironic? I would say it falls victim to the "It's a Wonderful Life" syndrome where people think that if they watch films like this then they are magically George Bailey and not Mr. Potter. I also wish that they could have hit a little harder on the idea of why Nappy Cuts needed all of the flashy gimmicks. I would say that corporations use things like basketball courts inside a hair cut place because they know that they can never emulate the sincere community feeling that you get by going to a small business. And they also know that when it comes down to money or community the people will always pick money. Oh well. This film is pretty much a commercial version of the HBO film "Everyday People." It's no better or no worse, just different. ***1/4
With enough lively banter to keep its customers happy for years, Barbershop is a loose, lanky comedy with its heart--and its humor--in all the right places. Ice Cube plays Calvin, reluctant heir to his late father's barbershop on Chicago's South Side--a neighborhood institution that seems like a trap for a guy with bigger dreams. But Calvin is devoted to his employees and local customers, and when he makes an ill-considered deal with a loan shark (Keith David), the future of the barbershop hangs in the balance. There's a goofy subplot involving a stolen cash machine, but what gives Barbershop its abundant charm is its compassionate, feel-good vibe for its likable characters--not just scene-stealer Cedric the Entertainer (as Eddie the veteran barber, whose shaving lesson is a... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Ice Cube - Cedric the Entertainer - Eve (II) Director(s): Tim Story DVD Release Date: Released the 01 January 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Cedric the Entertainer (Barbershop, Intolerable Cruelty) lends his stubborn, skeptical charm to Johnson Family Vacation. Though separated from his wife (Vanessa Williams, Soul Food, Shaft), Nate Johnson (Cedric) pulls his family together so that they can compete for an award at the Johnson family reunion. Of course, the road trip from California to Missouri--featuring a sexy but crazy hitchhiker, motel high jinks, and an afternoon in jail--threatens to split up the family permanently. The humor of Johnson Family Vacation is rambling and ridiculous--for example, Williams fools Cedric into taking his swim trunks off in a motel hot tub, then leaves him to tiptoe through the motel naked. But Cedric and Williams both have undeniable charisma; together,... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Cedric the Entertainer - Bow Wow - Shannon Elizabeth Director(s): Christopher Erskin DVD Release Date: Released the 10 August 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The raunchy slapstick comedy Soul Plane touches down on DVD in an unrated "Mile High Edition" that adds five minutes of more outrageous material that should appeal to fans who queued up for this urban take on Airplane! Kevin Hart stars a young man who becomes the head of the first all-black airline after winning a major lawsuit. Complications arise during the maiden voyage courtesy of a chemically impeded pilot (Snoop Dogg), a misplaced white family (led by Tom Arnold), and Hart's scheming cousin (Method Man). Snoop, Method, Arnold, and Missi Pyle are the most amusing in the game cast, but too frequently, any attempt to pull Soul Plane out of a scatological tailspin is undone by music-video helmer Jessy Torero's unfocused direction. Still, the gags come fast and... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Tom Arnold - Snoop Dogg Director(s): Jessy Terrero DVD Release Date: Released the 07 September 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Roasted by critics but surprisingly tenacious at the box office, White Chicks is the kind of comedy that thrives (well, maybe) on home video. Faint praise indeed, but it allows comedy fans an opportunity to cut the Wayans brothers (costars Marlon and Shawn, and director-cowriter Keenen Ivory) some slack and at least try to answer the obvious question, what were they thinking? For the sake of charity, let's ignore charges of reverse racism that plagued this would-be comedy about a pair of FBI agents (Marlon and Shawn) who go undercover as over-privileged white debutantes to thwart a kidnapping scheme, and let's allow that comedy--not social satire--is the Wayans' top priority. If you can get past the fart jokes, the freakishly unconvincing "white chick" makeup,... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Shawn Wayans - Marlon Wayans - Busy Philipps - Maitland Ward Director(s): Keenen Ivory Wayans DVD Release Date: Released the 26 October 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Partly inspired by 1948's The Big Clock and its nominal 1987 remake No Way Out, the Denzel Washington thriller Out of Time is quite enjoyable if you ignore its implausible plotting. Like those earlier films, this reunion of Washington and his Devil in a Blue Dress director Carl Franklin is about a man--in this case the police chief (Washington) of sleepy Banyan Key, Florida--who falls into a trap set by others, sinks into legal quicksand of his own making, and must race the clock to extricate himself from a series of incriminating setbacks. The Florida setting adds welcome character to the potboiler plot, and Washington's screen-cred makes it easy to overlook the absurdities of rookie writer David Collard's screenplay. Eva Mendes is sharp and sensible as... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Denzel Washington - Eva Mendes - Sanaa Lathan Director(s): Carl Franklin DVD Release Date: Released the 06 January 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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