Hollywood has squeezed out dozens of scrappy ”urban” comedies over the last couple of decades. If you were to make the suggestion that one of them (”Mo’ Money”? ”Big Momma’s House”?) be turned into a ...

“Barbershop 2: Back in Business” lived up to its name over the weekend, as the comedy about a family-owned barbershop debuted at No. 1, according to studio estimates. The comedy pulled in $25.1 ...

In the two years since the original Barbershop comedy, there’s been plenty to talk about. Media headlines, world events and politics — which provide fodder for discussion and debate in countless urban ...

Produced for a pittance, the original “Barbershop” grossed $75 million in late 2002. A sequel pulling the cast back together was inevitable, though there’s a different director this time (Kevin Rodney ...

Barbershop 2: Back in Business: Comedy. Starring Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer. Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. Written by Don D. Scott. (PG- 13. 98 minutes. At Bay Area theaters). Cedric the ...

BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUSINESS With Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Queen Latifah. Director: Kevin Rodney Strong. (1:38) PG-13: Language. 2 STARS. In an early scene in “Barbershop 2: Back in ...

It’s not hard to see why “Barbershop” was a crossover hit. A funny, sweet-tempered movie about people trying to get ahead while holding on to a familiar and reassuring sense of community not only cut ...

A movie featuring Ice Cube bellowing "No more profanity!" and meaning it should produce a lot more laughs than the intermittently amusing "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" does. This film seems to be ...

Focused as much on Cedric the Entertainer's highly popular (and momentarily controversial) uncensored opinion machine Eddie as on Ice Cube's shop proprietor, sequel comes by weightier tone ...

Xpress' 6th grade reviewer offers her thoughts on Pixar's latest gem. Yes, Barbershop 2 lacks the original movie’s surprise factor (this time, we’re actually expecting something). The new film plows ...

Like Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, Barbershop 2 opens with the creation story of its most memorable character. In an amusing flashback set in the '60s, Cedric The Entertainer flees the ...

Barbershop 2: Back in Business is a rare sequel that takes the good of the original, discards what didn't work, and is actually an improvement over the first film. It's not a perfect film but it is ...