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Avg. Critic Score: 59 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 OK for kids 13+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

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

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Carla Meyer

    A warmhearted and surprisingly ambitious sequel. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Just as sharply funny and as heartwarming, yet unsentimental, as the first. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Sheri Linden

    Has a rollicking time reaching its foreseeable conclusion. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Pleasing blend of humor, sentiment and commentary. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    What separates Calvin and Eddie from the typical comic hero -- and each "Barbershop" movie from the standard yuk-fest -- is that these folks know how to back up all the hot air with meaningful action. Read full review

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Did I like the film? Yeah, kinda, but not enough to recommend. The first film arrived with freshness and an unexpected zing, but this one seems too content to follow in its footsteps. Read full review

  • 50
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    It’s feels like the New Puritanism (recently repped by the outcry over Janet Jackson’s "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl) is seeping in. But in the barbershop? Say it isn’t so. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    A less raucous and more serious-minded neighborhood comedy than its entertaining predecessor. Read full review

  • 40
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    Given the stature and the presence that the entrepreneurial rappers-turned-film-moguls Ice Cube and Queen Latifah possess, the fizzle of their scenes is doubly disappointing. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+ Great message delivered in an edgy hip-hop movie.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that there is some spicy talk in this movie and some very strong language. There are earthy sexual jokes and references and a non-explicit sexual situation. Characters break into a business and do some social drinking. But overall the movie has very strong, positive values about the importance of family and community.
  • Families can talk about how they choose the places they do business. Do you go to the big national chains or do you seek out small local companies? They could also talk about some of the history shown in the movie and their own experiences during the 1960's.
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: Mob violence, some shoving and confrontations.
  • sex false3 Sex: Sexual references, mostly humorous, kissing, non-explicit sexual situation.
  • language false3 Language: Some very strong language.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drinking.
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