Smart enough to hook us with the best thing it has going: Cedric the Entertainer's gruffly uproarious and lived-in performance as Eddie.
80
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
L.A. WeeklyJohn Patterson
An even richer, smarter, funnier sequel.
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Less cartoonish and more generous than the original.
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Just as sharply funny and as heartwarming, yet unsentimental, as the first.
70
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
Has a rollicking time reaching its foreseeable conclusion.
70
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Washington PostMichael 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.
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
This time around, the razors are a little duller, the clicks not as slick, the patter not as snappy.
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.
30
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
Cube is still adorable, but the potentially poppin' battle between the shop and big-box competitor Nappy Cuts gets obscured by sloppy chronology and flat, cartoonish politicos.