This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Barbershop: The Next CutThe difference between a black and white barbershop is that police don't shoot up the latter every other week.Surprisingly, it's not the cops conducting drive-bys in this comedy, but gangbangers.As the owner of the first coed barbershop/salon, Calvin (Ice Cube) is constantly caught in the crossfire of the daily disputes between his female (Nicki Minaj, Eve) and male (Common, Sean Patrick Thomas, Cedric the Entertainer) employees. But he's caught in a deadlier crossfire when a turf war erupts on the block. To fight back, he throws a benefit for the neighbourhood that garners national attention. While this shearing series is showing signs of lassitude, especially in the laugh department, this second sequel is on point when it comes to the issue of gun-violence. However, Common's infidelity sub-plot involving Nicki Minaj undermines the message. Furthermore, with women around men can no longer hangout at the barbershop all-day drinking Barbicide. Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

it has only Comedy Genre but i thought this is more than this. this is a movie about some serious topic too like the main men how he trying to saving his son to not be a gang member first he fails but in last he did. you will watch little comedy too and overall a family movie and they used president Obama name in many scene and the whole movie except some scene is just happen in Barbershop in beginning not looking interesting but as you go with this you will find little interest.i like the way how they planed all things like seage fire or whatever that was cool and in last they are trying to show president real one but they didn't show his face clearly because that is not real president. overall good movie.

I was gonna give this one a 7 but than realized how much this movie surprised me. I liked about every bit of it and especially for a comedy that is rare.The basic story is solid but the natural equal approach was extremely refreshing. Everyone had a good role to play and all got some time to shine and all of their characters developed through the course of the movie.None of all of there celebrity status is felt in this movie and especially Nicky Minaj and Eve acted very "down to earth". Icecube is in the center of all this running the barbershop and he was very convincing as a parent and a dad who has to chosse between the risky location of the barbershop or his family.I've been a hip hop fan all my life so I saw a lot of Icecube's movies but never really got into the barbershop movies.Now that I've seen this one I will definitely revisit them to see how they hold up to this one.A good mix of comedy and drama,a well written script funny and with a message and a talented cast to execute it.This is a movie with real meaning to it,I highly recommend it.But seriously...it's also great fun.Enjoy!

I admit to being a fan of both the Barbershop series and Ice Cube or at least the Ice Cube I've seen in a few movies. I can't say I personally know the man. This is, again, a combination of in store banter, which is by far the most entertaining aspect of the movie, a bit of personal issues with families outside the shop and again, like in #2, addressing larger social issues which face the US. The banter is great. The personal issues are rather mundane - you've seen them all before done as well as here. The social issues will split the audience. The Big Question comes up: what to do about black on black violence which in Chicago (the setting) claims maybe a dozen lives a week. Sadly, the movie takes the easy road blaming slavery and citing as heroes Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin. These are heroes to the black community? Two thugs? Well, that's the way many see things including Cube, apparently. Still, in the end, an enjoyable feel good movie which paradoxically portrays black folks not as typical Hollywood caricatures, but as humans. That alone is worth the price of admission.