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Calvin (Ice Cube) is the owner of his father's old barbershop. It's a "cool" place to hang out; some people just stay in there all day without even getting a haircut. However, he needs money for the shop so he sells it. Do you think he'll have a change of heart? His pregnant wife Jennifer (Jazsmin Lewis) found out. But the other barbers, including Jimmy the smart one (Sean Patrick Thomas), Eddie the "elder" (Cedric the Entertainer), and Isaac the poser (Troy Garity). Isaac is the only white person in the barbershop, and he's also the only white person in this movie.
Barbershop provides some good laughs in the first half. However, is seemed like two entirely different movies in one. The barbershop and the ATM stealing. The ATM was funnier than a lot of the scenes in the barbershop itself. During the middle of the movie, we forget that Calvin is even a character, he leaves for so long for being the main character. Speaking of character, developement is under par. We know that Calvin loves his wife. We know that Eddie is an old barber. And anything else that we find out doesn't contribute to the rest of the movie; it's there for no apparent reason. Eddie makes quips about how Rosa Parks didn't do anything (which was pretty bold for a movie like this to say) and things like that. However, we don't get any insight to the characters and their feelings.
The ending was all fuzz and warmth, and an ending that was wrapped up in a nice little package with a bow and express shipped to our hearts. Don't get me wrong, sometimes those endings are fine. But when so many calamites befall these people, it seems too (in lack of a better word) unreal for something like that to happen. Is it the worst movie of the year? No. But there are other movies to spend your money on, many of which are better than Barbershop.
Rated PG-13 for language.
Review Date: September 22, 2002