
A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out. The barbershop is filled with characters who share their stories, jokes, trials and tribulations. In the shop we find Edd... (Full plot summary below)
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A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out. The barbershop is filled with characters who share their stories, jokes, trials and tribulations. In the shop we find Eddie, an old barber with strong opinions and no customers. Jimmy is a highly educated barber with a superiority complex who can't stand Isaac, the new, white barber who just wants a shot at cutting some hair. Ricky is an ex-con with two strikes against him and is desperately trying to stay straight. Terri is a hard-edged woman who can't seem to leave her two-timing boyfriend. And lastly there's Dinka, a fellow barber who is madly in love with Terri but doesn't get the time of day.
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| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh Larsen...brings to mind the witty insight of Spike Lee's 1989 classic `Do the Right Thing.' |
| Nick's Flick PicksNick DavisThis is what can happen when black actors and black filmmakers are permitted by a narrow industry to assemble a story of their own, a depiction of their own community. |
| Bryant Frazer's Deep FocusBryant FrazerFeels a little like Spike Lee lite - "Joe's Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads" minus the street realism, or Do the Right Thing without the conflagrations. |
| Film Journal InternationalBruce FeldAn unfortunate waste of a promising ensemble. |
| Dallas Morning NewsChris VognarUneven at times, Barbershop wins you over through random moments of vitality and joy. |
| BET.comJames Hill"The dialogue is not simply slang-laced profanity looking for laughs, it feels like genuine conversations (even arguments) that you've been involved with yourself." |
| L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyDespite the fact that you can see every plot twist a mile off, director Tim Story keeps the script by Mark Brown, Don D. Scott and Marshall Todd rollicking with a jazzy spontaneity. |
| Salon.comCharles TaylorSo often loose and funny that you'd have to be pretty stingy not to get some pleasure from it. |
| TV GuideMaitland McDonaghInlike many directors with music video backgrounds, Tim Story keeps the flashy cutting to a minimum and lets the story unfold at its own unhurried pace. |
| Film Quips OnlineJohn R. McEwenBarbershop is for the most part a funny, thought-provoking, and well-performed film that deserves to be seen. |