Barbershop 2: Back in Business—likable with strong casting— presents a comedy that works for the adult audience.
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Storyline
Mobsters threaten the survival of the barbershop.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Kevin Rodney Sullivan for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Alex Gartner, Robert Teitel, and George Tilman Jr. for making the film possible. Cast includes Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Queen Latifah, Earl Howze, and Harry Lennix.
Barbershop—culturally rich—examines choices that impact the kind of life one will live. This movie has exceptionally well-written dialogue. It is highly creative and exceptionally fresh. Be aware that the movie has been crafted for the mature, adult audience. The movie itself is more than worth its watch.
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Storyline
Calvin inherits his father's barbershop. He is married, has a baby on the way, and must make some tough financial decisions.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Tim Story for directing effort. Thank you to Producers George Tillman, Jr, Robert Teitel, and Mark Brown for making the film possible. Cast includes Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Keith David, and Cedric the Entertainer.
Buy a
ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This is the first movie in a three part movie series. This film is culturally rich and worth viewing on that factor alone.
Ride Along 2—same level of quality as the first Ride Along movie—is a bit ‘campy’
but the comical element overrides most presentation flaws. The movie ends with
a good comical scene that is more than worth watching. Kevin Hart, as in
the first film, seems a little over-the-top as a casting choice to pair with
Ice Cube. But, it’s refreshing to have the comedic element available and to
have the easy-on-the-mind presentation.
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Storyline
A policeman desires to become a police detective
and hopes for a recommendation from his future brother-in-law.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Tim Story for directing
effort. Thank you to Producers Will Packer, Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez, and Larry
Brezner for making the film possible. Cast includes: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Ken
Jeong, Benjamin Bratt, Olivia Munn, and Bruce McGill.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. The movie has comedy and action that works
on the Ice Cube and Kevin Hart-style of interaction. It has enough chuckles to
make it worth a watch and serves as an easy-on-the mind watch.
Ride Along—better than expected—does not have high comedic appeal but it does
have its chuckles along the way. Kevin Hart and Ice Cube do not make an
outstanding comedic team. One challenge is Kevin Hart’s overworking of his
character against the more comfortable screen presence of Ice Cube. Watch for a guest appearance of Laurence
Fishburne toward the end of the film.
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Storyline
A young man
wants to marry the sister of a detective and wants a recommendation to join the
police force. He is invited on a ride-along to prove his worthiness.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to
Director Tim Story for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Will Packer,
Matt Alvarez, Ice Cube, and Larry Brezner for making the film possible. Cast
includes: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter, and
Laurence Fishburne.
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