High-spirited and controversy-sparking ensemble comedy set over the course of a day in a barbershop in a crime-infested South Side Chicago hood. Calvin Palmer (Ice Cube) is the financially-strapped third generation owner who frets about selling the shop to a loan shark (Keith David), while other workers (Cedric the Entertainer, Leonard Earl Howze, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, and Troy Garity) engage themselves and customers in debates over politics, women, black history, and other topics. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; featurettes; bloopers; outtakes; music video; deleted scenes; audio commentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailers.
