Taqi Yasir
As functionally directed by Malcolm D. Lee, “Barbershop: The Next Cut” retains the lively yet stage bound feel of its workplace-comedy predecessors (including 2005’s Queen Latifah-starring spinoff, “Beauty Shop”). Despite the occasional cutaways to homes, schools and other outside locations, the movie derives its energy almost entirely from the bristling quality of the dialogue and the easy ensemble flow of the performances; it is no knock to note that we could at times be watching a play. A TV series, which is not unlike the short-lived “Barbershop” sitcom that starred Omar Gooding in the Ice Cube role.