Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Writers (WGA):

Mark Brown (characters)
Don D. Scott (written by)

Release Date:

6 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Back in business.

Plot:

Why not spend another day with the crew at Calvin's shop in the South Side of Chicago?

Plot Keywords:

Barbershop | Politics | Flashback Sequence | Fire Truck | Small Business

Awards:

2 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Ice Cube	...	Calvin
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Eddie
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Jimmy
Eve	...	Terri
Troy Garity	...	Isaac
Michael Ealy	...	Ricky
Leonard Earl Howze	...	Dinka
Harry Lennix	...	Quentin Leroux
Robert Wisdom	...	Alderman Brown
Jazsmin Lewis	...	Jennifer
Carl Wright	...	Checkers Fred
DeRay Davis	...	Hustle Guy
Kenan Thompson	...	Kenard
Queen Latifah	...	Gina
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Loretta (as Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sexual material and brief drug references.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (flashback scenes) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Norway:11 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Denmark:7 | Netherlands:AL | Sweden:Btl | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:U | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39991) | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The football jersey that Ice Cube is wearing during the last part of the movie is a Gale Sayers #40 Chicago Bears throwback jersey made by Mitchell & Ness.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: A flashback to 1969 shows Eddie meeting Loretta on Chicago's Red Line train. The Red Line did not begin operating until 1994.

Quotes:

Jimmy: So, you big time now, huh? you're the "Eminem" of the barber world now, huh?
Issac: Yeah. That's why they call me "Slim Fadey!"

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Chris Rock: Never Scared (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Lose Your Mind

material is sub par but the actors do what they can

Lukewarm but watchable and laid back follow-up to Barbershop. Shop owner Cube and his rambunctious co-workers are enjoying the success of their thriving business, until a new, technologically advanced store prepares to open across the street. The shop is run by a smarmy political suit who not only threatens to put them out of business, but has also convinced the majority of the neighborhood inhabitants to sell out as well. First film was likable enough but didn't exactly cry out for a sequel, though this one does provide some occasional laughs. Uninspired script doesn't present a very effective story, but it's well-performed and made worthwhile by an enthusiastic cast, especially Cedric the Entertainer who seems to be having the most fun of all. **