It’s been more that ten years
since our last visit to the barbershop and a lot has changed in that time. In
Barbershop The Next Cut the once male sanctuary is now a co-ed shop. Regina
King plays Angie, the female partner who now has her staff of ladies working in
Calvin’s barbershop. Even Calvin has some newcomers on his team including
Common and Lamorne Morris, however; Cedric the Entertainer as Eddie is still a
mainstay at the shop and the main source of humor with his political
incorrectness.
Again, in Barbershop 3,
Calvin is considering selling the barbershop because of the violence in his
South Side Chicago neighborhood. However this time things really hit close to
home when his teenage son starts getting into trouble at school and begins to
run with the neighborhood gang.
While the new Barbershop
movie has plenty of laughs this new edition has a bit more heart and social
consciousness. Perhaps it’s the addition of Malcolm D. Lee, who directed The
Best Man movies, that gives the movie a little more heartfelt drama. Whatever
the reason, I really enjoyed the movie.
The new character additions
of J.B. Smoove, a hustler who rents out a space in Calvin’s shop, and Nicki
Minaj as a full-time hairstylist and a part-time gold digger, really freshen up
the place and breathe new life into the franchise. And of course, Ice Cube as
Calvin, is the anchor of the movie.
I enjoyed Barbershop The Next
Cut. I think you will too. Also be sure not to leave early. There’s a hilarious
bonus scene at the end of the movie. The movie has a run time of 112 minutes
and is rated PG-13. On my “Hollywood Popcorn Scale” I rate it a LARGE.
Hollywood Hernandez
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