Ice Cube,
Cedric the Entertainer,
Sean Patrick Thomas,
Eve,
Troy Garity
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Kevin Rodney Sullivan steps in to direct the urban comedy sequel Barbershop 2: Back in Business. The whole gang -- Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), Jimmy James (Sean Patrick Thomas), Terri (Eve), Isaac... read more
Directed by: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Release Date: January 20, 2004
DVD Release Date: June 29, 2004
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December 13, 2006A sequel as good as the first. The Barbershop movies are instant classics - and the second installment is just as fast and funny as the first - throwing in Queen Latifah with added good measure. ENJOY!
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March 25, 2007As funny as the first one. A must see... Ice Cube is proving himself as a director. Tackling issues community issues. An interesting ensemble of actors that are not going anywhere...Barbershop 3 in the works yet? LOL!
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April 2, 2009Not as good as the original, but I still loved it. Plus my girl Queen Latifah got to put Cedric Entertainer in his place! "Wadin' in the water!" LOL
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December 7, 2009Good sequel to Barbershop. Good cast, very entertaining. Most sequels aren't as close to the spirit of the original, but this one is. fine score, good pacing.
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July 11, 2008The inspired but ultimately lacking sequel to the hit wisecracking black American barber comedy flick starts off with promise, but soon fizzles into a madcap mess of a contest between the cast members to dare each other to break into the new shop being built next door. It more ce... read more
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June 6, 2008The first one was better, but this is still good. Worth watching. The funniest thing is that the "rich, half-black bad guy" who is trying to ruin the neighborhood reminds me of Obama!
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March 8, 2008I liked it perhaps a bit better than the original. Same kind of predictable standard plot, but warm and mellow enough to make up for it.
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December 23, 2007For a sequel, this movie had big shoes to fill. That this movie did...stuck to the same formula that made the first one a hit. A wonderful family movie.
Critic Reviews
March 27, 2009
Todd McCarthy, Variety
February 14, 2004
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
This sequel is overstaffed with a cast that's underserved by Don D. Scott's schematic script and Kevin Rodney Sullivan's crude direction. Full Review
February 7, 2004
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
Like going out for a bad meal with a group of people you love being with. You're happy to be in their company; you just wish you didn't leave feeling hungry. Full Review
February 6, 2004
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Heartstrings will be tugged and ribs tickled, particularly thanks to Cedric the Entertainer. Full Review
February 6, 2004
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It's a warm, often funny reunion of the sassiest, chattiest characters ever to buzz a brother's head. Full Review
February 6, 2004
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Just as sharply funny and as heartwarming, yet unsentimental, as the first. Full Review
February 6, 2004
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
The connection between the still-potent issues of the civil rights movement and the rich vs. poor economic disparities that continue today -- although 'The Man' could now be either black or white -- g... Full Review
February 6, 2004
Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News
As fragmented and heavy-handed as the first installment was smart, funny and, yes, at times unexpectedly sweet.
February 6, 2004
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
Warmhearted and surprisingly ambitious. Full Review
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