UnowPriceless
hyped garbage
Freaktana
A Major Disappointment
Rio Hayward
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Special-K88
Lukewarm but watchable and laid-back follow-up to Barbershop. Shop owner Cube and his rambunctious co-workers are enjoying the success of their thriving business, until a new, technologically advanced shop prepares to open across the street. The shop is run by a smarmy political suit who not only threatens to put them out of business, but has also convinced the majority of the neighborhood inhabitants to sell out as well. First film was likable enough but didn't exactly cry out for a sequel, though there are some occasional laughs. Uninspired script doesn't have much of a story to tell, but it's still well-performed and made worthwhile by an enthusiastic cast, especially Cedric the Entertainer who seems to be having the most fun of all. **
SalukiKnightX
I like the movie because it addresses the importance of history and how many cities simply decide to forget all of its culture just for the quick dollar. Chicago is just the best example because most of the sites you saw in Blues Brothers and Running Scared are gone Maxwell Street and streets like it are all gone to make way for progress. But the line in which Calvin asks what good is progress if you lose your soul? I remember this as an example, the nearby town of Murphysboro didn't want a Wal Mart as to whether the city listened or buckled is left in the air but when you have Wal in towns less than 10 miles from each other and pretty much force the issue where truly is the voice of America? But then again I don't know but it does make you wonder where are we truly headed.
rwspencer3rd
What is the name of the Tu Pac song that was playing in the scene when Ice Cube walks in the shop? That song was hot, however, I can't find that CD any where. I need to know so that I can buy it. It is not on the Barbershop 2 soundtrack. What is the name of the Tu Pac song that was playing in the scene when Ice Cube walks in the shop? That song was hot, however, I can't find that CD any where. I need to know so that I can buy it. It is not on the Barbershop 2 soundtrack. What is the name of the Tu Pac song that was playing in the scene when Ice Cube walks in the shop? That song was hot, however, I can't find that CD any where. I need to know so that I can buy it. It is not on the Barbershop 2 soundtrack.
tedg
Spoilers herein.I'm pretty sensitive to the social implications of black films. Some of us worked pretty hard to provide means for black voices to speak to their own (and other) issues and audiences. Gone are the days where a white establishment could exploit bug-eyed, stupid, violent stereotypes of blacks. Now blacks do it to themselves, which - forgive me - I see as slight progress.That's why I was surprised by this project. Sure, about 3/4's of it is the same pandering we see everywhere, especially with the women. And most of that is rooted in one of the three overarching film formulas we continue to swallow in films of all sorts: small guy, big guy, small guy's purity wins.And we have the smarmy but slick moralizing: the gangster is really getting his GED; the 'white' guy is accepted back into the fold; various relationships turn out to be 'normal.' The owner at the last minute doesn't sell out, even gains converts.But under it all is a sensitivity to community and history that I found to actually be as pure as the values referenced. It doesn't occupy much screen time, but because it anchors the relationship of the film to the real world, it transmutes everything we see. Its the reaction of a few men, men we already know by then, to the King riots of years before. In that instant, we see humans not puppets. And we see the whole deal in economical, cinematic terms. Spike Lee, take note... there's a dignity in this that you've never achieved. Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.
