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Avg. Critic Score: 66 out of 100 Generally favorable 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.

  • 80
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    It's funny as hell, and I am proud to say that as a card-carrying white guy, I got three, or possibly even four, of the 239 jokes. Read full review

  • 80
    Variety |

    A rousing celebration of the family-run small business, this Ice Cube-topped ensemble comedy, without offering anything especially new or exciting, provides a springboard for high-voltage comic exchanges that double as wisecrack-coated lessons in community relations. Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    As warm as it is wise, deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Here, as in the "Friday" movies, the jokes are big and rude and vulgar and very funny. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    There is a kind of music to their conversations, now a lullaby, now a march, now a requiem, now hip-hop, and they play with one another like members of an orchestra. The movie's so good to listen to, it would even work as an audio book. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    I've seen better movies recently, but it's been a long time since I've left one feeling the easy, full-bellied happiness this one evoked. Read full review

  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The mixed-up rhythms of the story rescue Barbershop from bland goodness. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Genial but largely predictable ensemble comedy. Read full review

  • 60
    Washington Post |

    Doesn't always cut it -- and, somewhat embarrassingly, boom mikes hover on screen so frequently they deserve co-billing -- but it's a likable venture that just misses being a lovable one. Read full review

  • 30
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Good-natured fun when it isn't stale, which is most of the time, this talky comedy set in a Chicago barber shop is a sitcom pilot disguised as a movie. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+ Charming urban comedy for teens.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie has mature material, including references to adultery and some strong language, including the N-word. Some comments about early civil rights leaders have been very controversial, even prompting calls that they be edited out of the movie. Parents should know that the comments are made by one character and objected to by the other characters, and they may spark the interest of younger viewers to learn more about the people they have heard about in school.
  • Families can talk about the places that serve as the center of their own communities. Where do people go to see each other and find out what is going on? Where do people go when they need a second chance? Where do they go to hang out and talk about whatever comes into their minds? What do you think about the way everyone treated Isaac? Was it fair? Why did he want to be there when no one seemed to want him? Why do you think people who heard about the movie got so upset over Eddie's comments?
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Not an issue
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: Comic violence.
  • sex false0 Sex: Mild sexual references and situations.
  • language false3 Language: Some strong language for a PG-13, including the N-word.
  • consumerism false3 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Brief drug references.
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