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Director: Tim Story
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From Time Out Film Guide
Calvin's Barbershop is the heart of its Chicago community. Locals drop in, chat, even get their hair cut. But Calvin (Ice Cube) has bigger ideas. He wants to ditch it all for the music business. Will he sell out for a cool career? With a film as conventional as this, there isn't a moment when you'll doubt his answer. Perhaps because it promotes traditional values - respect women, crime doesn't pay, family comes first - the film shines in those rare scenes when it plays with received wisdom. In fact, Ice Cube's is the only disappointing performance: too much scowling from the sidelines.Author: AF
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- James Moore said...
- Posted on Aug 19 2008 21:54 this is a really good movie and so is the second one i got the box set for 6 pound and i assure you it was worth the money
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Cast & crew
Director: Tim Story
Producer: Robert Teitel, George Tillman Jr, Mark Brown
Cast: Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy, Leonard Earl Howze, Keith David, Lahmard Tate, Cedric the Entertainer full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 103 mins
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