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Cutting Past the Dead Hair., 16 March 2004
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tfrizzell from United States
Most of the major characters return for this impressive sequel that nearly
works as well as its very good predecessor. Barbershop owner Ice Cube and
his fellow cutters (out-of-place female Eve, African immigrant Leonard Earl
Howze, super white boy Troy Garity, ex-con Michael Ealy and loud-mouthed
veteran Cedric the Entertainer) have a new problem on their hands. Business
opportunist Harry Lennix wants to open a Nappy Cutz (a fictional Super
Cuts-styled rip-off) shop across the street. Immediately the group is
worried about the possibility of being run out of business by the upstarts.
Former barber Sean Patrick Thomas (now working for Illinois state governor
Robert Wisdom) realizes the situation and does what he can to help.
Naturally though Wisdom is just as crooked and suspicious as Lennix so thus
another dilemma occurs. Ice Cube is also constantly bothered by one of his
wife's (Jazsmin Lewis) relatives (a priceless turn by Kenan Thompson).
Thompson also has the itch to become a stylist and hangs around the shop in
spite of the fact that no one trusts him with their hair. Also along for the
ride is beauty shop owner Queen Latifah who doubles as Cube's old love
interest and Cedric's acid-tongued equal. A little history into Cedric's
background is hilarious, heart-breaking and thought-provoking all at the
same time. He thinks about a lost love (Garcelle Beauvais) and also
remembers Cube's kind and decent father (Javon Jackson). Flashbacks to a
Civil Rights-torn landscape of 1960s Chicago becomes a strangely poignant
part of a franchise that people do not think of as serious. All in all
"Barbershop 2: Back in Business" is a noble work. Once again the screenplay
and direction are adequate, but the amazing characters are still the series'
primary calling card. Lennix and Wisdom are really not quite as good as
antagonist Keith David was in the original. I also missed neighborhood
trouble-makers Anthony Anderson and Lahmard Tate, but their absences do not
shatter the overall effectiveness of the sequel. 4 stars out of 5.
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