Going into this movie, I did not think this was going to be great. It seemed like it was going to be a somewhat funny movie with a half decent story. I was very surprised though. It was hilarious and the story was not as cheesy as I expected it to be.
I was most concerned about the story not being good because of the subject matter. With the movie revolving around the shootings in Chicago, I was kind of hesitant because it seemed like it could have been very corny. They handled the story very well and maturely however, which I was not expecting at all. The plan for stopping the violence was not convoluted or unbelievable and I appreciated that a lot. However, there are some parts in the movie where I think that they could have taken out or done differently. Another reason why I had some concern about this movie was because of Common and Ice Cube. I saw that they were main characters in this movie and I was not sure how well they would perform. I have not seen a Common movie that I have enjoyed and Ice Cube's movies where he doesn't curse a lot are not that good to me in my opinion. Again, they proved me very wrong. They both played their roles very well and worked well with all of the other characters in the movie as well. The relationship they had with the people in the shop and their families were believable and it looked natural. Now one character, I did not hate, but I did not understand their placement in the story was Nicki Minaj. She had a set plan that I wasn't really sure the story needed but again I didn't hate her. Also, this movie was hilarious! I was laughing at almost every scene, especially the scenes where the whole barbershop was talking to each other. Everyone in there was very good at delivery and timing when it came to their jokes and this may have been the most surprising thing. I was not expecting everyone to be so funny together. If when you watch this you do not like the story, I guarantee that you will like the comedy in it. One thing I did not like about the movie was the fact that I could tell what was going to happen in the story too easily. If you have seen other movies like Babershop, I am pretty sure you will predict what will happen as well.
Other than that, I thought the movie was good and if you are looking for a movie to watch on a Friday night, this is a pretty good choice. It was good for what it was and although I probably would not watch it more than once, it was still an enjoyable movie.
I was most concerned about the story not being good because of the subject matter. With the movie revolving around the shootings in Chicago, I was kind of hesitant because it seemed like it could have been very corny. They handled the story very well and maturely however, which I was not expecting at all. The plan for stopping the violence was not convoluted or unbelievable and I appreciated that a lot. However, there are some parts in the movie where I think that they could have taken out or done differently. Another reason why I had some concern about this movie was because of Common and Ice Cube. I saw that they were main characters in this movie and I was not sure how well they would perform. I have not seen a Common movie that I have enjoyed and Ice Cube's movies where he doesn't curse a lot are not that good to me in my opinion. Again, they proved me very wrong. They both played their roles very well and worked well with all of the other characters in the movie as well. The relationship they had with the people in the shop and their families were believable and it looked natural. Now one character, I did not hate, but I did not understand their placement in the story was Nicki Minaj. She had a set plan that I wasn't really sure the story needed but again I didn't hate her. Also, this movie was hilarious! I was laughing at almost every scene, especially the scenes where the whole barbershop was talking to each other. Everyone in there was very good at delivery and timing when it came to their jokes and this may have been the most surprising thing. I was not expecting everyone to be so funny together. If when you watch this you do not like the story, I guarantee that you will like the comedy in it. One thing I did not like about the movie was the fact that I could tell what was going to happen in the story too easily. If you have seen other movies like Babershop, I am pretty sure you will predict what will happen as well.
Other than that, I thought the movie was good and if you are looking for a movie to watch on a Friday night, this is a pretty good choice. It was good for what it was and although I probably would not watch it more than once, it was still an enjoyable movie.