Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004 Comedy

Kevin Rodney Sullivan steps in to direct the urban comedy sequel Barbershop 2: Back in Business. The whole gang -- Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), Jimmy James (Sean Patrick Thomas), Terri (Eve), Isaac (Troy Garity), Ricky (Michael Ealy), and Dinka (Leonard Earl Howze) -- are still there in the same old barbershop in the south side of Chicago. Owner Calvin Palmer (Ice Cube) tries to keep his family business alive in order to pass it on to his own son one day. However, the beloved neighborhood barber shop is threatened by a hair salon franchise called Nappy Cuts. This time around, the old friends are joined by Gina (Queen Latifah) from the beauty shop next door.

Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Starring: Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity

Reviews

  • Smart enough to hook us with the best thing it has going: Cedric the Entertainer's gruffly uproarious and lived-in performance as Eddie.

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    29 November 2012

  • It's a warm, often funny reunion of the sassiest, chattiest characters ever to buzz a brother's head. You'll like this one more than you'd expect.

    Desson Thomson - The Washington Post

    29 November 2012

  • A warmhearted and surprisingly ambitious sequel.

    Carla Meyer - The San Francisco Chronicle

    29 November 2012

  • Just as sharply funny and as heartwarming, yet unsentimental, as the first.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    29 November 2012

  • Pleasing blend of humor, sentiment and commentary.

    Kevin Thomas - Los Angeles Times

    29 November 2012

Awards

  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Box Office Movie

    BET Comedy Awards (2004)

  • Best Actor, Muscial or Comedy

    Black Reel Awards (2005)

     
  • Choice Movie Actress - Comedy

    Teen Choice Awards (2004)