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Barbershop

2002
Comedy
Drama
1h 42m
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Rated 06 Oct 2023
4
43rd
An ironic film for me to watch - not because I’m white; because I get my hair cut like once every three years. I’m currently rocking a full neanderthal hairstyle. The scenes set in the barbershop itself are fine, not outstandingly funny but a nice hangout vibe and clear distinct personalities for the characters. But man alive do the endless, ENDLESS cutaway scenes to the dumb thieves and the stolen ATM kill the pacing, they never stop and each one is pure stare-at-your-watch dead air.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
25th
Mostly funny comedy, manages to juggle about 4 or 5 different subplots quite well (though the one with the Indian shopkeeper never seems to pay off like it should). I could have done without Cedric The Entertainer as the old-timer dropping nearly unintelligible pearls of wisdom throughout the film. What this movie really needed was an attorney to drop into the barbershop to school Ice Cube on the finer points of real estate law.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
37
26th
It has it's moments, but most of them are uninteresting.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
66th
Decent movie. If you had just dropped the plot and played off the character acting more, with more extended dialouge could have been even better.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
64th
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Rated 31 May 2016
80
62nd
Barbershop shows a version of what happens at barbershops in black neighborhoods. The movie does a good job of showing all the different types of black people and the different politics that each and every person ascribes to isn't any different between cultures. The cast of this movie is fantastic but the characters and story are boiler plate. I wish there was more substance to this movie.
Rated 18 Jun 2022
83
69th
Breezy, thoroughly entertaining film eschews any expected political commentary, (outside of Cedric’s inflammatory but amusing rants), content to watch these characters (and actors) ping pong off each other, giving the film a nice head of steam during its flowering in the second act. If a few extraneous subplots threaten to bog the film down, (bar a brilliant David as a slimy gangster), it doesn’t take too long to regain its momentum back on the home front. Great fun.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
34th
my dads the whitest bread around and he loves this!
Rated 06 Jan 2016
40
19th
Barbershop, while giving some chuckles, is not a lot more than an Ice Cube fame-seeking vessel. I can appreciate some of the humor in it, but for the most part, it's not delivered too well. Ice Cube and Cedric stand out more than any others. Also, what was up with some of those side stories. Yikes. Either way, Barbershop has merit, but it's far from the best comedy, or Ice Cube movie out.
Rated 27 Nov 2006
40
15th
Meh. Side story with the ATM was the best part, sadly.
Rated 26 Feb 2007
55
4th
Far overrated. Not much substance behind this movie although it does have its humorous places, just isn't worth the time it takes to get to them.
Rated 17 May 2008
59
14th
Ice Cube proved he really isn't a rapper anymore, even though he should be.
Rated 21 Aug 2007
69
21st
Eh, Cedric the Entertainer is kinda funny here.
Rated 02 Sep 2012
78
31st
its watchable
Rated 19 Oct 2007
48
23rd
Well cast and well-written, if a bit slow in places.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
71
52nd
Every so often there's a movie starring Ice Cube that you can actually recommend, and this light piece of fluff is one example.
Rated 27 Apr 2012
72
62nd
Watched this for Keith David. It's harmless and charming but I think I'm too white to fully enjoy it.
Rated 11 Jan 2008
70
37th
More of an insight into Chicago than a comedy. For me the pace just wasn't enough to make the plot sustainable and the humour was too far apart to keep my interest.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
6th
Cedric steals the show
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
70th
Funny, sweet movie that actually has a few unexpected things to say about race.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
15
10th
Stupid.
Rated 27 Jul 2008
5
0th
Not nearly enough jiving.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
68th
lots a laughs!
Rated 07 Aug 2018
50
21st
Amazing cast. It is a little too long tho and not plotted perfectly
Rated 14 Aug 2007
41
17th
It manages to be dumb AND cliched.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
79th
funny
Rated 30 Jul 2009
75
86th
I like this movie a lot. It's different from the normal black comedies because it actually has a message, and isn't just a bunch of black jokes.
Rated 10 Jul 2021
72
59th
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Rated 21 Aug 2007
80
80th
Good
Rated 24 Feb 2007
18
10th
I really loved Ice Cube in Three Kings but Barbershop is just completely unappealing to me. None of the jokes received anything more than mild smirk, and even that was rare, and I didn't find the drama entralling at all.
Rated 27 Nov 2010
75
34th
Enjoyability 21/25 Visuals 10/15 Audio 7/10 Acting 6/10 Story/Plot 17/25 Production Values 7/10 Intuitiveness/Ambitiousness 2/5 Bonus 5/10
Rated 08 Oct 2020
71
59th
The social commentary doesn't go far enough to be essential viewing but the characters are charismatic and as a hangout movie it works great,
Rated 04 Jul 2009
38
19th
Some subplots just seem extraneous and don't really fit the movie's tone, and a couple could be dropped entirely without losing anything from the movie. Certain scenes entertain, others miss wide. Meh. I guess I'm just not the target audience. On a side-note: how did Tim Story go from this to Fantastic Four? Damn you Fox!!
Rated 29 Jan 2009
45
1st
Amusing
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
17th
All I remember is the weird shaving scene. The scene with the most awkward ending in all of cinema.
Rated 05 Nov 2010
13
11th
Terrible in plot but funny at moments.
Rated 19 Jan 2009
27
7th
I can't believe I sat through the whole thing. Ultimately, though, it's probably just not my kind of movie; wholly unassuming, it is basically frivolous entertainment, but nothing necessarily 'bad'.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
3
38th
I'm presumably not the target demographic, but damn if I don't enjoy this one.
Rated 09 Jan 2009
11
16th
::crickets chirping::
Rated 31 May 2009
93
94th
Loved this movie. Cast is wonderful.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
4th
Dumb Movie
Rated 01 Mar 2007
50
35th
Not bad.
Rated 18 Sep 2020
73
39th
Somewhere between Do the Right Thing and Clerks. It doesn't have the incisive social commentary or instant quotability of those two, but it's definitely an enjoyable hangout movie.
Rated 20 Sep 2008
40
25th
Such a nice, good-hearted comedy that I can't entirely bash it. The whole barbershop culture is interesting even from a european angle, sadly the execution is just too harmless to arouse any real emotion.
Rated 01 Jan 2009
75
36th
Barbershop is one of those movies that is hard not to like. The movie is uplifting, holds plenty of laughs and provides the viewer with the experience of being at an actual barber's.
Rated 24 Aug 2007
85
61st
Good, but no Friday
Rated 04 Jan 2021
60
43rd
Not so keen to see singers/musician as actors because they usually fail to perform. Although in Barbershop, Ice Cube and Eve are quite good... and movie is funny.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
74
29th
Could have been worse.
Rated 08 Dec 2010
78
60th
One of Ice Cubes better works. Anthony Anderson is a highlight.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
12th
A marginal comedy with nothing much to say but "Black people walk like this! A-wokka-wokka-wokka!"
Rated 14 Aug 2007
57
33rd
I probably missed some of the humor here.
Rated 12 Aug 2021
51
42nd
Host ratings: - / 73 / 71. Podcast review link: https://rydeorwrong.podcaster.de/rydeorwrong/folge-076-barbershop-2002/
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
50th
A simple story that is made wonderful by the dialog. The cast was assembled very well and the internal stife of each character is touched on just enough to make us care about the characters.
Rated 07 Jan 2009
55
25th
A few laughs but really not that good. If you want a good Ice Cube movie see Friday.
Rated 29 Oct 2008
10
17th
Gross
Rated 17 Sep 2007
70
63rd
charming
Rated 02 Jul 2009
75
31st
Definitly has some funny parts. All in all wasn't that great of a movie. Silly at some points and not to sound like a jerk or a rascist just somethings I don't get. Ice Cube is a talented actor absolutely, but it is definitly apparent that this film isn't directed to every audience. It has its moments where you think it will take off, but in the end it is just a let down.

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