The Enduring Barbershop Keeps It Real—and Real Funny
One of the First Comedy Classics of the 21st Century Found Plenty of Fans for a Friday Night Screening
Everyone in the audience, it seemed, had seen the movie before. But that didn’t mean the crowd arrayed on the lawn at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles laughed any less at Barbershop, the third installation of the Zócalo Summer Movie Series. If anything, bonding with fellow aficionados of the modern comedy classic heightened the humor, as moviegoers recited punch lines in unison with the characters on screen.
When asked about the appeal of the 2002 film, starring a surprisingly subdued Ice Cube and an irreverent Cedric …
