Barbershop Movie Review 2002

Ensemble comedy looks at the unique culture found in barbershops in the black male community. Cube plays Calvin, discontented owner of a barbershop he inherited from his father. In debt, Calvin sells the shop to a loan shark, which sends all the shop's regulars reeling, as their haven will be turned into a strip club. During the shop's final day, when the film takes place, Calvin must come to grips with his mistake and recognize the value of his father's legacy. Though two lesser subplots detract from the engrossing barbershop talk, a host of interesting characters mesh with an original and entertaining story.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 102 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Cuttin' Heads, African America, Chicago, A Day in the Life. . ., Pregnant Pauses, Ex-Cons, Urban Comedy

Screenplay

Mark Brown, Don D. Scott, Marshall Todd

Cast

Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Cedric the Entertainer, Eve, Sean Patrick Thomas, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Keith David, Lahmard Tate, Tom Wright, Jazsmin Lewis

Cinematography

Tom Priestley

Director

Tim Story

Music

Terence Blanchard

Other

John Carter, Gary Baugh, Devon P.F. Patterson, Roger Fortune

Producer

Robert Teitel, Mark Brown, Jr. George Tillman, Cube Vision, State Street Pictures, MGM