This movie is not a masterpiece of theater, and was never meant to be. It captured an inner-city neighborhood flavor that people outside of urban America will struggle to understand. Cliches dominate the picture, but they are foundational types of what is real in the city. The playboy, the pimp/gangster/loan shark/crook, and the selfish main character that learns the value of life. Uncomplicated, funny and even insulting to some, but the same people that are offended by this movie's liberties will watch Def Comedy Jam all night long. Most hard humor is at someone's expense. If I were Rosa Parks or Jesse Jackson I would not only laugh at the script, I would use it to gain a platform for community dialog. This production was not trying to deliver a moral lesson, just a few laughs. Thumbs up for a good movie!
Review of Barbershop
