Customer Reviews
Back In Business 
2008-06-23
more nonsense humor for your pleasuer, barbershop 2 is wickedly funny it's a enjoable movie just like the first. it's a must see
*CUBE* Does It Again For The 2nd Time Around 2007-03-27
I love this movie. It had a great story line. The acting was great.
I like the fact that it used, the very same cast members from Part 1.
Also if you are aware of, what really happens in a barber shop then you can relate to this movie. It's really FUNNY!!!!
back to da bin-ness 
2007-01-21
why do i want to watch lazy people act lazy on camera. The formula is for uneducated people to think they and their homies are cool for watching this movie. ice cube feeds of the poor and gets richer day by day.
2nd rate cash in version of the original........ 
2006-10-31
Loved the back and forth between Cedric's "Eddie" and Latifah's character.
[3.5]--Barbershop 2 Cuts a little bit deeper towards your scalp. 2006-09-28
I loved the first "Barbershop" but to me the sequel has a lot more in depth with its characters and we learn a little more about each one and how they have improved since the first film. If "Back in Business" has any flaws, it's that there is not enough action inside the barbershop, where most of the action took place in the first film. The movie is a bit of a repeat of the first movie (the barbershop is threatened by closure, this time by competition). There is a little more drama with "Back in Business" that never slows the film down; a little drama never hurt anyone, did it? Either way, I did thoroughly enjoy it because it sprinkles some soul-pleasing themes about community, loyalty, and ethnic harmony.
Queen Latifah makes a great addition to the cast, as the sharp-tongued proprietor of a beauty salon next door. Ice Cube, who I think has come along way, portrayed his character realistically and likeable but sometimes appear wooden at times. There is also a hilarious scene where the Alderman tries to have a photo opportunity in the barbershop and everything goes wrong. What's New to Barbershop 2 is the back story telling how Cedric The Entertainer's character came to be at the barbershop and the experiences of the barbershop back in the 50s and 60s (reminded me of an old "Good Times" episode). These scenes are well done and tells us whey Cedric The Entertainer's character is allowed to do virtually nothing at the barbershop.
There are so many other good characters: Isaac (Troy Garity), Terri (Eve), Jimmy (Sean Patrick Thomas)... Too bad so many of the supporting characters rely on stereotypes. For instance, we know that the Alderman is corrupt and a pervert within seconds of seeing him, and that the ridiculously uptight-looking white man sitting next to Eddie on the train is going to say something stupid and ignorant. During that part I just shook my head, for some reason we are unable to stay away from those predicament.
Barbershop 2: Back in Business' doesn't offer us anything new as far as content but I will recommend it because the shop scenes are just plain funny and sweet just like the first film.
Barbershop 2 2006-08-28
You ll need a second viewing just to catch all the jokes! LA WeeklyGo back to the barbershop with Ice Cube Cedric the Entertainer and an all-star cast in this sharp savvy (Entertainment Weekly) sequel that s a pleasing blend of humor sentiment and commentary (Los Angeles Times)!Special Features:Deleted ScenesHilarious OuttakesCast Video Commentary by Cedric the Entertainer Sean Patrick Thomas Troy Garity and Jaszmin Lewis Audio Commentary by Director Kevin Rodney Sullivan and Producers Robert Teitel and George Tillman Jr. Extended Music Video Mary J. Blige Featuring Eve: Not Today Music Video Sleepy Brown Featuring OutKast: I Can t Wait Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery Original Theatrical TrailerSystem Requirements: Running Time 106 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 027616905147 Manufacturer No: 1006313
Mo' Good Times 
2006-07-21
You really have to see the first Barbershop (2002) to appreciate this sequel, but overall I found this sequel to be the better of the two movies.
If you've gone this long without seeing either film, I'm guessing you've at least heard rumors about the movie's premise.
Barbershop 1 takes a look inside a long staple of the African-American community -- the barbershop (and really black hair salons also) -- where any and everyone is made to feel at home, any and everyone has an opinion and all are welcomed into discussions of politics, race, sex, class and life without the fear of being condemned for "their personal opinion."
Using a southside Chicago barbershop that's been passed down from father to son and continues to be a meeting place for the community's four corners, calamity ensues as the lives of one entangles another before ALL come to the rescue to save the day.
This premise is repeated, albeit, more real and less over-the-top in Barbershop 2 than in the first.
The characters became believable, real people with all their own individual quirks instead of being the loud mouth caricatures they appeared to be in the first version.
This movie also does a deceptively clever job of using comic relief to pose true-to-life social issue discussions on history-rooted topics like...
1)How much should we as a society change vs. How much we should retain and stay the same?
2)In the duel of big business & big dollars vs. morality & spirit, which is "really" best for the community at large?
3)As it pertains to the African-American cultural identity, how far should blacks go to further "assimilate" into the mainstream vs. how much of its past identity should it cling to for the sake of cultural pride and integrity?
I'm sure the overwhelming majority of viewers probably just watched this movie for jokes.
And while it has it's funny moments, pay special attention to the movie's more subtle details (like the opening scenes' use of hair as a motif) and retrospective messages and you'll see there's more to it than a Cedric the Entertainer punchline.
Overall, this movie is what I call "real" entertainment.
Highly recommended!
Funny movie 2006-06-20
This movie is really funny. The actors did a great job. A lot of scenes in this movie are really funny. Good date movie.
Good sequel 2006-05-10
It was good to see the same actors continue their characters in this sequel and also the addition of Queen Latifah was a good choice for the Beauty shop. It was good to see Calvin once again stand up for his community.
some good stuff, but a let down from the first 2006-01-08
i saw and loved Barbershop, so when Barbershop 2 came out i was pretty excited, but man, what a let down.
Barbershop 2 had some good stuff, real good stuff and hit more on the social life surrounding the Barbershop and the times of life between the late 60s, 70s, and the new hip hop urban wear era.
movie centers around the area where the barbershop is located, and a group of investors want to come in and buy out the property cause they want to re-develop the area, and to top that off, a new more urban upscale barbershop that has a glass bottom with fish and a baseketball court opens up next to Calvin's barbershop driving away their customers forcing Calvin (Ice Cube) to compete and transform his shop also to an upscale more fashionable store.
to top that off, all the characters have now gone under big changes, which is what i didn't like. Ricky is all of a sudden a school boy who falls in love with Eve, Dinka now has a girlfriend and no longer loves Terri (Eve), Jimmy (Sean Patrick Thomas) now works for the Mayor, Issac is now top dog of the barbershop, and Eddie now has more background story to tell. he isn't as funny as he was in part 1, but some of the parts he comes out in are nice, like the Kennedy-King TV scene where he defends the shop against a mob, or where he first becomes friends with Calvin's dad, and how Cavlin's dad treated him so well, which is why he loves the Barbershop so much. It puts the first Barbershop into better perspective.
my favorite part in the movie was when they Calvin's dad and Eddie were watching the tv and Bobby Kennedy was giving his speech on the assassination of Martin Luther King to a crowd that had no idea he had been shot and killed. it's a touching realistic scene that puts that moment in perfect perspective.
overall, Barbershop 2 is good, it's a nice movie, but if you're a big fan of the first, then part two might disappoint you. i was kind of disappointed. i still like the movie, but it was a let down from the first.
