Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Ice CubeCalvin Palmer
- Anthony AndersonJ.D.
- Cedric the EntertainerEddie
- Sean Patrick ThomasJimmy James
- Eve Jihan Jeffers CooperTerri Jones
- Troy GarityIsaac Rosenberg
- Michael EalyRicky Nash
- Keith DavidLester Wallace
- Jazsmin LewisJennifer Palmer
- Leonard Earl HowzeDinka
Recommendations
- 88
New York Post
Combines big laughs, a big heart and thoroughly winning characters to become the first big surprise of the fall season. - 80
Washington Post
It's funny as hell, and I am proud to say that as a card-carrying white guy, I got three, or possibly even four, of the 239 jokes. - 80
Los Angeles Times
As warm as it is wise, deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated. - 75
New York Daily News
Best of all, and worth the price of admission, is Cedric the Entertainer. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
There is a kind of music to their conversations, now a lullaby, now a march, now a requiem, now hip-hop, and they play with one another like members of an orchestra. The movie's so good to listen to, it would even work as an audio book. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Here, as in the "Friday" movies, the jokes are big and rude and vulgar and very funny. - 70
Chicago Reader
Some of the verbal jousts are hot, and a Laurel and Hardy routine involving a stolen ATM is fitfully hilarious, but this reminds me of a pilot for a cable sitcom. - 63
Miami Herald
The film's heart lies in what goes on at Calvin's shop, that haven from the cold, cruel world. Where else can you get philosophy, humor, friendship and a little off the top?
