Barbershop 2 - Back In Business
MGM / UA (2004)
Comedy
In Collection
#498
8*
Seen ItYes
(6/13/2011)
027616905147
IMDB   5.6
106 mins USA/English
DVD  Region 1   PG-13
Ice Cube Calvin Palmer
Cedric the Entertainer Eddie
Sean Patrick Thomas Jimmy
Eve Terri
Troy Garity Isaac Rosenberg
Michael Ealy Ricky
Leonard Earl Howze Dinka
Harry J. Lennix Quentin Leroux
Robert Wisdom Alderman Lalowe Brown
Jazsmin Lewis Jennifer
Carl Wright Checkers Fred
Director Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Producer Alex Gartner
Robert Teitel
Matt Alvarez
Mark Brown
Thomas J. Busch
Writer Mark Brown
Don D. Scott

Kevin Rodney Sullivan steps in to direct the urban comedy sequel Barbershop 2: Back in Business . The whole gang — Eddie ( Cedric the Entertainer ), Jimmy James ( Sean Patrick Thomas ), Terri ( Eve ), Isaac ( Troy Garity ), Ricky ( Michael Ealy ), and Dinka ( Leonard Earl Howze ) — are still there in the same old barbershop in the south side of Chicago. Owner Calvin Palmer ( Ice Cube ) tries to keep his family business alive in order to pass it on to his own son one day. However, the beloved neighborhood barber shop is threatened by a hair salon franchise called Nappy Cuts. This time around, the old friends are joined by Gina ( Queen Latifah ) from the beauty shop next door. — Andrea LeVasseur
Edition Details
Series Barbershop
Release Date 6/29/2004
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio 1.85:1
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 6/30/2004
Owner Thomas Eisenmann
Store Best Buy
Purchase Price $16.99
Condition Excellent
Reviewed Widescreen Review
Bit Rate 448 KB
Anamophic Yes
Links DVD Empire
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Features
Anamophic
Special features include six deleted scenes; a six-minute outtakes reel; a cast audio commentary with Cedric The Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Troy Garity, and Jazsmin Lewis; an additional commentary track with director Kevin Sullivan and producers Bob Teitel and George Tillman, Jr.; two music videos; a behind-the scenes photo gallery; and trailers.

Widescreen Review
Story Synopsis:
In "Barbershop 2," Calvin (Ice Cube) is Back In Business and planning to keep his family’s salon open and busy in order to pass it on to his own son one day. But changes are coming to the neighborhood, and when Nappy Cutz Salons opens and threatens to take his customers away from him, Calvin has some quick thinking to do if he wants to keep his little shop alive. (Tricia Littrell)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD picture exhibits images that are generally sharp and detailed, though sometimes the picture looks a bit soft or slightly smeared. Colors are well-balanced, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues, and deep blacks. Contrast and shadow delineation give the picture a natural appearance. Pixelization contributes a bit of a “digital” quality, but edge enhancement is rarely a problem. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
This Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack presentation includes a lively mix of dialogue-heavy content with a fair share of up-tempo music. Music is strategically placed to not only effectively move the story from scene-to-scene, but it’s used to set the tone of the story throughout. Dialogue sounds very accurate and very natural with proper reverberation and echo in the confines of the barbershop. Overall, this is a very pleasing soundtrack to experience. (Jeffrey Kern)