Description When Calvin is handed the family barber shop he isn't impressed. He makes plans to sell the shop to a local criminal called Lester. Calvin's wife is not happy with his decision to sell and persuades him to spend a day in the barber shop getting to know what happens there. At the end of the day Calvin realises the importance of the shop upon the local community and sets out to get of the deal he has made...
| Credits | | Producer: | George Tillman, Ice Cube, Robert Teitel | | Score Composer: | Jay-Z, Terence Blanchard |
Editorial Reviews "...BARBERSHOP is a warm, generous comedy....The movie's quiet affirmation of neighborhood values gives it an honest, lived-in glow..." New York Times - p.E10 - A. O. Scott (09/13/2002)
"...BARBERSHOP is as warm as it is wise, deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer....A lively and endearing cast is headed by Ice Cube, in an impressively understated performance..." Los Angeles Times - p.C12 - Kevin Thomas (09/13/2002)
"..Genial....[Ice Cube] is the emotional center of the movie..." USA Today - p.12D - Claudia Puig (09/13/2002)
"...[A] reassuring, retro uplifter..." Entertainment Weekly - p.75 - Lisa Schwarzbaum (09/20/2002)
"...Ice Cube is appealing..." Rolling Stone - p.113 - Peter Travers (10/03/2002)
"A rousing celebration of the family-run small business....[The film] provides a springboard for high-voltage comic exchanges that double as wisecrack-coated lessons in community relations..." Variety - p.39 - Ronnie Scheib (08/19/2002)
"...[Cedric's] comic timing is beautiful....A breakthrough for director Tim Story..." Sight and Sound - p.38-9 - Keith Perry (02/01/2003)
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