Barber Shop 2: Back In Business
Rated: PG-13
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.
A couple of weeks ago, my wife Lisa and I made a quick trip to Los Angeles. The purpose? To talk with the stars of "Barbershop 2" the sequel to the surprise hit of a year ago. And what a nice bunch of folks they were. MGM put us up at the beautiful St. Regis hotel in the heart of Beverly Hills and we had lunch at Lisa's favorite restaurant and current hot spot, "The Ivy" on Robertson Blvd. The Ivy is located between 3rd and Beverly. That's also the area where the high-end designer stores are located. Luckily for me they were all closed on Saturday. Right.
Never having seen the original "Barbershop" I didn't know what to expect. Oh! I made an attempt to see it. The night before we left I rented the DVD, but when I got home and popped it in the machine, it was some cop movie. It took me ten minutes to figure out that somebody had switched the boxes and the DVD I was watching was "SWAT."
But back to "Barbershop 2". I found it not only funny, with a likable bunch of characters, but to have a nice message about changing neighborhoods. Here is what the stars have to say about their new film:
Ice Cube returns to the role of Calvin, the barbershops owner who is trying to keep everything together in spite of what’s happening in their neighborhood. Cube also once again is the film's executive producer. Even with that title he wanted to make sure of a few things before committing to the sequel. Click the pic to find out what:
A big part of the original cast of course was loud mouth Eddie, the shop's wise but politically incorrect elder statesman. Once again Cedric The Entertainer dons Eddie's Afro. When I asked about the controvery surronding Eddie's character in the first film, here's what Cedric had to say. Click the pic:
James Brown’s hit song; “It's A Man’s World” certainly describes the scene in Calvin’s Barbershop. The only female to wield a pair of clippers in this testosterone filled atmosphere is music star turned actress, Eve. But Eve says that's fine with her:
Look out Calvin there’s another female nipping at your heels. Queen Latifah joins the cast as Gina, the beautician next door who takes no guff from anybody. Together, this is a cast filled with great chemistry, so don’t be surprised if the next edition is already in the works.
By the way, Cedric The Entertainer has the right Idea. Just change your name to reflect what you do. Just think, you could be Dave the Truck Driver, Bob the Doctor, Ed the Undertaker. It just goes on.
Posted by Tush at February 7, 2004 10:30 PM