Review of Barbershop: The Next Cut Full Movie

Review of Barbershop: The Next Cut Full Movie: A compelling blend of raw humor, sharp social commentary, sentimentality and pleasing acting, Barbershop: The Next Cut is a sort of an escapist comedy will make you laugh whole-heartedly despite its over-dramatic and preachy approach towards the social commentary on racial issues, sexism, violence, and politics. 

The story brings the audience back to Calvin's (Ice Cube) Barbershop approximately a decade later. The daily routine fun continues for all the members in the barbershop, but unfortunately, the local community has been struggling with violence and gang wars treating not only the businesses but also the security of all ordinary decent families and friends. In a desperate move to cause a truce between the fighting gangs, the members of the barbershop negotiate a weekend truce and in return offer free haircuts to all who visit the shop. Amidst wonderful jokes, filled with heartfelt humor, family love, friendship and sharp dialogues, Malcolm D. Lee's movie tries also to be a sharp and thought-provoking commentary on violence, racial issues, and sexism troubling the urban US areas (and Chicago in particular).

Unfortunately, the flavored dialogues and meaningful conversations get somehow soaked with sentimentality, melodrama, and unnecessary preaching which, instead of adding up to the emotional load of the movie, disappoint and annoy. The over-the-top drama does not help to further provoke the audience with the socio-political topics discusses and towards the end, the story becomes just a sort of unfunny escapism. This also damages the overall fun level of The Next Cut and if the beginning and the mid-part are entertaining, the finale of the movie disappoints. As a whole, Barbershop: The Next Cut is a polarizing movie. The stronger first part is funny, compelling and quite provoking, but unfortunately, the second half almost erases almost all positive things of Malcolm D. Lee's delivery.

A compelling blend of raw humor, sharp social commentary, sentimentality and pleasing acting, Barbershop: The Next Cut is a sort of an escapist comedy will make you laugh whole-heartedly despite its over-dramatic and preachy approach towards the social commentary on racial issues, sexism, violence, and politics. The story brings the audience back to Calvin's (Ice Cube) Barbershop approximately a decade later. The daily routine fun continues for all the members in the barbershop, but unfortunately, the local community has been struggling with violence and gang wars threating not only the businesses but also the security of all ordinary decent families and friends. In a desperate move to cause a truce between the fighting gangs, the members of the barbershop negotiate a weekend truce and in return offer free haircuts to all who visit the shop. Amidst wonderful jokes, filled with heartfelt humor, family love, friendship and sharp dialogues, Malcolm D. Lee's movie tries also to be a sharp and thought-provoking commentary on violence, racial issues and sexism troubling the urban US areas (and Chicago in particular). 

Unfortunately, the flavored dialogues and meaningful conversations get somehow soaked with sentimentality, melodrama and unnecessary preaching which, instead of adding up to the emotional load of the movie, disappoint and annoy. The over-the-top drama does not help to further provoke the audience with the socio-political topics discusses and towards the end the story becomes just a sort of unfunny escapism. This also damages the overall fun level of The Next Cut and if the beginning and the mid-part are entertaining, the finale of the movie disappoints. As a whole, Barbershop: The Next Cut is a polarizing movie. The stronger first part is funny, compelling and quite provoking, but unfortunately, the second half almost erases almost all positive things of Malcolm D. Lee's delivery.

When can you see a fun-filled gang of barbers working together in a shop sharing jokes, life concerning issues, relationships, and even trying to get through the community conflict? Well, Ice Cube is bringing back the gang from the previous films and even some new members like Common and Nicki Minaj and so on. Barbershop The Next Cut being the third entry in the series is back with fun characters, plenty of humor and dramatic issues on real-world conflict with a crime. With many shootings situations occurring in the real world, Barbershop 3 does tend to focus on that with the backdrop settings of Chicago. 

Showing the layout of crime slowly increasing and gang rivalry occupying territories. Young teens being pressured into joining a gang to have their protection over another gang. Those issues play a central theme in the third film. It is nice to see how they incorporate that with Calvin (Ice Cube) son, who is 14 years old and having trouble trying to feel safe in his neighborhood without joining a gang.

Calvin, Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), and the barber crew are back and are noticing their neighborhood is being terrorized by many gang members that are running the streets. They try to build a neutral ground with their barbershop and calling a day of a ceasefire with any members of the gang to join at there shop for a violence-free social ground to get a haircut.

Barbershop does have its balance of a dramatic issue and having plenty of humor throughout as the crew discusses jokes about men and ladies perspectives on the opposite sex or talking about relationships or jokes about each other. The humor does lighten the mood during such serious matter of gangs roaming the block. The film does bring in a lot of laughs and the characters are all fun. Even the new members like Rashad (Common) who is married to Terri (Eve) which she is back and forth from working at the shop and her new job that is keeping her busy and not enough time with each other. 

Then, there is Draya (Nicki Minaj), who has been trying to get with and be supportive of Rashad by trying to keep him company when he is alone. Can tell where the triangle is going to go with these characters. But it is a lot of fun to see this drama mash-up play out. Then, the story follows back to Calvin wanting to buy a new location for his shop and relocate to a better part of the city for the safety of his wife and son. As he tries to give life lessons to his son about responsibilities and consequences about making good life choices. Barbershop: The Next Cut is a good funny comedy film, the characters are entertaining, has plenty of humor, and dramatic themes.