Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)

As their surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, the crew at Calvin's Barbershop come together to bring some much needed change to their neighborhood.

Director:

Malcolm D. Lee

Writers:

Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver

Stars:

Ice Cube, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ice Cube	...	Calvin
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Eddie
Regina Hall	...	Angie
Sean Patrick Thomas	...	Jimmy
Eve	...	Terri
Anthony Anderson	...	J.D.
Jazsmin Lewis	...	Jennifer (as Jazsmin Lewis-Kelley)
J.B. Smoove	...	One-Stop (as JB Smoove)
Common	...	Rashad
Nicki Minaj	...	Draya
Lamorne Morris	...	Jerrod
Utkarsh Ambudkar	...	Raja
Margot Bingham	...	Bree
Deon Cole	...	Dante
Troy Garity	...	Isaac

Storyline

It's been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin's Barbershop. Calvin and his longtime crew are still there, but the shop has undergone some major changes. Most noticeably, our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. The ladies bring their own flavor, drama and gossip to the shop challenging the fellas at every turn. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, forcing Calvin and our crew to come together to not only save the shop, but their neighborhood.

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Plot Keywords:

barack obama character | barber shop | barber | barbershop | four word title | 

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Taglines:

Everybody's back for a fresh cut

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Malcolm Lee said they made an attempt to get Barack Obama for the film, but didn't expect to be able to do so. Instead, they went with an impersonator and just tried to be as clever as they could about how they shot him.

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Goofs

The level of liquid in Calvin's glass while in the bar changes between shots.

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Quotes

Draya: This hair and this booty? It's like walking around with a black Amex... and I never get denied.

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Connections

Follows Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)

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Soundtracks

Future Is Mine
Written by Gregory Cohen, Dan Crean, David Macklovitch, DJ Cassidy (as Cassidy Podell), Justin Tranter and Cole Whittle
Performed by DJ Cassidy featuring Chromeo
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Chromeo appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp./Parlophone Records Ltd and Last Gang Records Inc.

User Reviews

Enjoyed it more than I thought

I am never a fan of comedy movies having sequels and three-quels, very few can pull it off and when I saw the first trailer for this I wasn't excited at all. I ended up seeing this movie out of default. I wanted to see Jungle Book (but my friend wanted to take his boyfriend to see it so this was the only option LOL). I, pretty much, had low expectations going. I was very intrigued all the way through. About an hour in, I whispered to my friend "ummm...this is actually a really good movie."

Of course, like most films, it's not without its flaws but those are more subjective based on the individual's taste. But its nothing that cant be forgiven. There are some corny parts and some of the subject matter was a bit surface level but when it's a family film, I know that there not gonna go to in depth into politics, cheating, gang violence, etc.

What I enjoyed the most about it, is that there was an ongoing story line outside of the theme of the Barbershop. Everyone involved got a chance to shine and you didn't feel like many of the characters were just there. A lot of the social topics that were tackled in each Barbershop scene was very surface level (which is one flaw that I stated before) but it kind of had to be because if you delved deeper than it would have turned into the writers/director trying to force their own opinion on the audience. But it was meant to just open the door for the conversation to continue.

The comedy did what it was supposed to do. There were many corny parts, where I felt like the actors were reaching and there were some parts where laughed out loud.

My main gripe was with Nicki Minaj's character. She just played herself. She wasn't bad, it's just I'd be more impressed with her if she took a role that was the complete opposite of her hand as an artist.

All in all, I would definitely recommend this film to anyone. It's a fun, family film that is 100% enjoyable if you watch it with no expectations.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,242,415, 17 April 2016

Gross USA:

$54,030,051

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$55,030,051

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cube Vision, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1