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Freakin Hilarious!!
I finally watched this movie and I laughed my ass of all the way, Cedric is like getting funnier and funnier.Man what a movie
Publié le Juil 17 2004 par Chase
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Alright
The first half of the movie was on a roll that almost convinces you that this will be a very funny and enjoyable film, only then you realize the movie is still playing even when the jokes run out and the plot is stretched paper thin. I give the movie props for portraying a black male who didn't turn back to crime after getting his life together and another who realized...
Publié le Juil 6 2004
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Freakin Hilarious!!, Juil 17 2004
I finally watched this movie and I laughed my ass of all the way, Cedric is like getting funnier and funnier.Man what a movie
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gimme a trim, Juil 15 2004
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enjoyable cast. cedric the entertainer lays it on a bit too much and his old man act not quite believable, but what the heck, why quibble? the charismatic and gorgeous eve steals every scene she is in.
about two thirds of her scenes require her to be angry and she is terrific, pulls it off with aplomb! some women are never more beautiful than when angry--and eve is one wonderful lady the guys will fall in love with on the spot. This viewer sure did.worth seeing. you'll have fun.
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Alright, Juil 6 2004
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The first half of the movie was on a roll that almost convinces you that this will be a very funny and enjoyable film, only then you realize the movie is still playing even when the jokes run out and the plot is stretched paper thin. I give the movie props for portraying a black male who didn't turn back to crime after getting his life together and another who realized what owning his father's shop really meant. In that sense it got away from some cliches. Still overall the movie got much more hype than it deserved mainly because of the people mentioned by Cedric's character.
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classy and intelligent, a surprising film, Jui 1 2004
A film by Tim StoryThe barbershop has been a neighborhood institution in the African American community. It is the place that, historically, black men could gather together and talk about anything, from politics to religion to sports and not have to worry about white society. Long after the politics of the Civil Rights movement, the barbershop remains an important cornerstone of the neighborhood. The barbershop in question here is owned by Calvin (Ice Cube). It has been in the family for fifty years and while Calvin dreams (and tries) grander things, he also wants the shop to succeed. Unfortunately, the shop is not making much money (the reason for that is debated throughout the movie), and Calvin goes to a loan shark for help. It is too late when he realizes his mistake and now the barbershop is under a serious risk of being closed for good. Meanwhile there is a strange subplot about a couple of guys who stole an ATM and are trying to get the money from it. Everything ties together in the end, in a surprising way. This seems to be a fairly simplistic description, but the heart of the movie is actually in the barbershop and the dynamic of the relationships that we see there. I expected this to be another "dumb comedy", but this is actually fairly classy and intelligent and worth seeing. This should not be dismissed as a genre film, but is honestly a good movie. "Barbershop" costars Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, and Sean Patrick Thomas. -Joe Sherry
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CEDRIC Saves the Day but Not the Film, Mai 16 2004
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I may be in the minority on this, but I could care less. Anyway reviews are supposed to be honest and here is mine. I found Barbershop a huge disappointment along with Waiting to Exhale and Soul Food. All three films were hyped up beyond belief but once you watch them your interest deflates faster than a nerf ball. The only and I repeat ONLY reason to watch this for more than five minutes is because of Cedric The Entertainer, the only funny character in the film. With Anthony Anderson along for the ride I expected nonstop laughs. Instead I get the African-American version of National Lampoon's Barbershop. Ice Cube is good in dramas but he has no business being the lead character in a comedy. Ice Cube is frightening, not funny. He relies on comedy relief from co-stars such as he did in Friday which would have bombed without the hilarious Chris Tucker. There were too many wasted characters. I love Eve but she didn't do anything worth mentioning. Only one woman in the shop and you can't give her one funny thing to say? Ranting about apple juice...oh yeah that's funny. Men sitting around talking about black women's butts...yeah that's original to disrespect sisters. NOT! A big butt woman comes into the shop for men to gawk at...oh that's nothing we've never seen before. YEAH RIGHT! The funniest part was Cedric's take on Rosa Parks and we all know the heat Barbershop got from that. With a better lead this would have been very funny and lived up to the hype. Chris Rock or Brian Hooks would have sent this film to the roof with laughter. Ice Cube moped and whined. The funniest line he delivered was about the barbecue, other than that...he wasn't the right man for the part. I applaud Cube's efforts for trying to recapture the humor of Friday but he was the weakest spot. Also there were too many wasted characters and not enough women. What, sisters need something to relate to too. We're sick of seeing the same lame jokes put out by black men about our bodies, hair and attitude. Come on, Barbershop I expected something much more intelligent and funny. Cedric saved a sinking ship. If it hadn't been for him this movie would have sunk like a dead fish. Watch it if you want to. If you laugh, good for you. If you find something in this that's original, you deserve a million dollars. If you didn't find Barbershop worth the time and money, you're not the only one. The Barbershop on my corner is funnier than this. As I watched this one question popped into my head over and over: Where is Bernie Mac when you need him?
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ALEXS CAPSULE MOVIE REVIEWS, Avril 25 2004
Highlights: Cedric the Entertainer; lack of obscenity in a sensible script; witty/
Lowpoints: Conventional, anemic script; unnecessary slapstick sub-plot; obvious message. Conclusion: I've said it before and I'll say it again: in this day and age, one reviews films on the basis of whether or not they stand out, at least vaguely, among the perpetual fabrications of contemporary mainstream cinema. "Barbershop" is not offensive, has amusing developed characters (a hilarious Cedric), a good ol' story about the power of loyalty, respect and devotion, and a PG-13 stamp. Despite a redundant sub-plot involving a stolen ATM-machine and lots of dumb slapstick, "Barbershop" is a cozy little film that will definitely initiate a sequel, but won't resonate.
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An Epic Masterpiece!, Mars 12 2004
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Barbershop is not just a beautiful film, but a brilliant shakespearean like epic skillfuly portrayed by an all-star cast. Our protagonist calvin (Ice Cube), works as the chief barber in his inherited barbershop in South central LA. Calvin's passion and love for this barbershop shines radiantly, thanks to the wonderful performance of ice cube. We see many layers of calvin's personality throughout the film, we see him as a comforting friend, a hard worker, a peer, and unfortunately, we also see him as an insolvent child. Such complexity allows the audience to fall in love with calvin because we see his humanity. What is beautiful of this film is that we establish a relationship with calvin before his flaw is introduced, this way we can lament WITH calvin as the events of the hectic day unfold. We find that calvin cannot pay a loan shark, and that he has till the end of the night to come up with the money or he loses his Barbershop. We watch as calvin tries to carry on a normal work day, hiding his pain and worries from his friends. While calvin worries for his barbershop, his unknowing friends and employes engage in halirious antics, political discussions, and activities that calvin would usually enjoy, but we see calvin shy away. For the first time calvin realizes the importance of friendship, the dependancy of his employees, and that the barbershop is not just a barbershop but a fragment of his own culture. It is a beautiful portrayl of a desperate mans last hours.
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A cagey response to "Do The Right Thing", Mars 9 2004
This perfectly charming, yet complex, film should be read as a multi-layered response to Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," which it name checks throughout. To be sure, Lee made that ground-breaking film in a totally different climate, and without Lee's trail-blazing example, "Barbershop" would never have been made. Granted. All the same, the movie rewrites Lee's film in such a way that it both pays homage and levels a critique, all at the same time. For one thing, the screenplay is classically constructed according to the standards of Hollywood film; at the same time, this concession does not difuse the movie's subversive appeal: witness the firestorm of controversy surrounding Sedrick the Entertainer's riff about Rosa Park and O.J. Simpson. That acheivement marks this movie as a classic piece of signifying irony. The fact that it was hit--and deserved to be one--means that its message got out there. And the message was that community matters, and that the struggle of African Americans has changed in its texture--witness the great turn by the Italian Chicago white boy who wants to be black--but not in its paraticulars. The Barbarshop is a place where everyone, including an old-school rabble rouser like Sedrick the Entertainer's character--can say what he believes, and that's what matters. The film is, itself, that symbolic Barbershop. The best narrative innovation is the hapless morons who steal that ATM machine, which becomes in the film an updated version of the racist piggy bank in Ellison's "Invisible Man." An ingenious, well made movie that deserves to be a popular classic. I can't wait to rent the sequel.
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Sharp, funny and right on target, Mars 2 2004
Calvin Palmer has a pregnant wife, some big dreams, and a barbershop he inherited from his father and his grandfather before him that he doesn't particularly want. Seems Calvin yearns for bigger and better things, like having his own recording studio. But when he contracts with a local loan shark to sell the barbershop to finance his pie-in-the-sky schemes, Calvin is brought up short by the realization of how much the barbershop means to his employees, his customers and his community. Because the local barbershop in a black neighborhood is an institution, a place where the guys can come in, kick back, trade news and views and feel at home. Calvin realizes he's made a terrible mistake. But how to rectify it? The loan shark plans to turn the barbershop into a strip joint and he wants double the selling price to sell it back. There's a lot of moving and shaking and a hysterically funny subplot involving a stolen ATM before this film reaches its conclusion.The cast is excellent all around. Ice Cube is wonderful as Calvin, who doesn't know what a treasure his family has owned for three generations until he's about to lose it. I thought Eve was very effective as Terri Jones, the lady barber who has had it up to here with her no-good two-timing boyfriend. Anthony Anderson is hilarious as JD, probably the dumbest would-be robber who ever hijacked an empty ATM. But the big draw in this film is Cedric the Entertainer as Eddie, with a leonine head of hair that looks like he stuck a wet finger in an electric socket, pontificating and philosophizing, offering up insights and chunks of wisdom that are sharp as a razor and devastatingly funny. The movie feels totally real; we're right there inside the barbershop, kicking back along with the cast and enjoying every second. It's a film with a lot of warmth and a lot of heart, and not a dull moment in it. We leave this movie feeling it's life's intangibles that really count.
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Surprise, Fév 29 2004
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I was surprised by this movie. This can be labelled a "Black comedy," because most of the characters in the movie are black and the theme of it is a black-owned barbershop. I am white and to be honest don't like many so-called "Black" comedies. This movie is very inventive and is written very well. Some movies like this are made just for black people it seems. This movie, though dealing with black issues, was a movie for everyone. It was very open-minded and funny to boot. I give it 5 stars for being enjoyable, open-minded, and original.
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