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Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Theatrical Release: Feb 6, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $64,955,956
Synopsis: Take a seat, sit back, and get ready for another haircut: Calvin opens up shop once again in Barbershop 2: Back in Business, a sequel to the original comedy smash hit. Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, and Leonard Earl Howze - they're still... Take a seat, sit back, and get ready for another haircut: Calvin opens up shop once again in Barbershop 2: Back in Business, a sequel to the original comedy smash hit. Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, and Leonard Earl Howze - they're still cutting hair and cutting up in Calvin's shop on the South Side of Chicago, with Oscar®-nominee Queen Latifah joining the fun as Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door, and Kenan Thompson stepping in as a rookie trying to earn his clippers. In Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Calvin (Ice Cube) has gotten over his money troubles and is no longer in danger of losing his shop - but his neighborhood is in danger of losing its identity. Intent on "regentrifying" the South Side, a money-hungry corporation is moving into the community with coffee bars, video stores, and a big-name haircut chain, and the area's "mom and pop" establishments are in danger of losing their hometown advantage. While juggling changing situations, new loves, and looking for ways to better their lives, Calvin and his crew have to take a stand to keep the South Side and its businesses in the family. And of course, the crew still has time for its signature Barbershop discussions - outrageous, explosive, and hilarious. The world changes and so do hairdos, but some things never go out of style - you can still say anything at the barbershop. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures is proud to present Barbershop 2: Back in Business, a State Street Pictures and Cube Vision production. Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, the film stars Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Kenan Thompson, and Harry Lennix, with a special appearance by Queen Latifah. Barbershop 2: Back in Business is produced by Robert Teitel, George Tillman, Jr., and Alex Gartner from a script by Don D. Scott, based on the characters created by Mark Brown. With executive producers Mark Brown, Ice Cube, and Matt Alvarez, the talented production team includes director of photography Tom Priestley, production designer Robb Wilson King, editor Paul Seydor, costumer Jennifer Bryan, and music by Richard Gibbs, with additional music by Wu-Tang Clan featuring The RZA. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, Sean Patrick Thomas, Queen Latifah
Screenwriter: Don D. Scott
Producer: Robert Teitel, George Tillman, Alex Gartner, Matt Alvarez
Composer: Richard Gibbs
DVD Info
Release:
Mar 8, 2005
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Stereo Surround - Spanish
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
Additional Release Material:
- Alternate Scenes - Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentaries - 1. Cast
- 2. Filmmakers
- Music Videos - 1. Mary J. Blige and Eve - "Not Today"
- 2. Sleepy Brown and Outkast - "I Can't Wait"
- Outtakes
- Trailers - 20th Century Fox Previews (8)
Text/Image Galleries:
- Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery
Interactive Features:
- Easter Egg
Reviews
Schoolyard jokes about religious faiths, genetic traits, and sexuality which only work if you enjoy laughing at people because they are darker-skinned, or curlier-haired, or perverted, or have emigrated from another continent.
While many of the same elements that worked in the original work just as well here, there aren’t quite as many laughs, and some of the depth has gone.
The banter is tighter and funnier, and Calvin's musings on the importance of community seem more heartfelt.
This smart, feisty comedy is still ghetto-fabulous enough to make you laugh until your short, back and sides ache.
Both films are flawed and unfocused. Both have thin plots that must rely on even thinner back-stories to flesh out a feature length film.
The gist of this film can be summed in one short phrase: 'Sorry. My bad.'
This likable, lackadaisical comedy proves more focused than the first film yet lacks much of its comic bite.
They need to find the edgy magic that they had with the first blockbuster.
Tries hard, but the routine feels a little too familiar. It's like getting a trim when what you really need is a new style.
Yet another sleeper hit becomes a cynical franchise. I guess 'Nappy-Cutz' wins after all.
Barbershop 2 works best when its characters are being funny and fighting with each other or lambasting pop-culture blemishes ...
The seriousness with which Barbershop II treats its political conscience offers an unexpected weight to what’s essentially a big screen sitcom.
This sequel is overstaffed with a cast that's underserved by Don D. Scott's schematic script and Kevin Rodney Sullivan's crude direction.
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