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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickCombines big laughs, a big heart and thoroughly winning characters to become the first big surprise of the fall season.
- 80Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterIt's funny as hell, and I am proud to say that as a card-carrying white guy, I got three, or possibly even four, of the 239 jokes.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAs warm as it is wise, deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardBest of all, and worth the price of admission, is Cedric the Entertainer.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere is a kind of music to their conversations, now a lullaby, now a march, now a requiem, now hip-hop, and they play with one another like members of an orchestra. The movie's so good to listen to, it would even work as an audio book.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleHere, as in the "Friday" movies, the jokes are big and rude and vulgar and very funny.
- 70Chicago ReaderTed ShenChicago ReaderTed ShenSome of the verbal jousts are hot, and a Laurel and Hardy routine involving a stolen ATM is fitfully hilarious, but this reminds me of a pilot for a cable sitcom.
- 63Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleThe film's heart lies in what goes on at Calvin's shop, that haven from the cold, cruel world. Where else can you get philosophy, humor, friendship and a little off the top?
- 60SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorSo often loose and funny that you'd have to be pretty stingy not to get some pleasure from it.
- 30Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversGood-natured fun when it isn't stale, which is most of the time, this talky comedy set in a Chicago barber shop is a sitcom pilot disguised as a movie.