Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Written by: Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver, & Mark Brown (characters)
Starring: Ice Cube, Regina Hall, & Common
Calvin (Cube) feels as if the whole world is on his shoulders. His son is acting up and his community in South Side Chicago has gang violence with people dying every day. Him and others at the barbershop decide to take charge and try to stop the violence with a cease fire, but will that be enough to save his community and his family?
This is the best Barbershop yet. The main reason is because even though it was still humorous, mainly by Cedric the Entertainer, it also had some deep messages regarding gang violence, Black Lives Matter, and racism.
I believe that the media is a powerful thing and I'm glad that these writers brought to life some of the problems in society via this film. We hear about it in the news and through social media, but this film portrays it to another audience that probably went to see it only because The Jungle Book was sold out. Hopefully this film will promote action and awareness to many.
Despite the powerful messages in the film, it was overall well put together. There were a few camera shots that annoyed me, which were probably put in by the editor. They didn't need to be put in and it seemed it was just to provide diversity in the shots.
The cast was great. I loved Nicki Minaj and Lamorne Morris whom added to the humor along with the Entertainer and veteran cast mates.
I was going to give this 5 popcorns, but decided against it since I didn't cry (almost though!) and some of the editing choices. But I still think everyone should see this. 4 popcorns.
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