GurlyIamBeach
Instant Favorite.
Calum Hutton
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
Fatma Suarez
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
zandey1022
"The directors also tend to glorify, in a way, the sleekness of the pimps' style, which tend to make them dress in outrageous costumes that only them can wear in our society." Learn basic grammar before attempting to articulate your feeble ideas for others to read. The quoted sentence above is retarded and makes no sense. I smack my women everyday too for your information and I'm glad you approve. Maybe you should take an elementary level English class, try making a film, and hang yourself when you beat off, then try posting. At the very least the result would be more informative then your indecipherable bowl movement of a review. I'm not even particularly a fan of this film but that doesn't change the fact that you wasted 30 seconds of my life. While attempting to sound intelligent you come off more like a Roger Ebert gay love child with some kind of learning disability. Say hello to the manager at McDonald's for me tomorrow while you take a break from your pathetic life of eating TV Dinners alone watching Loony Toons and trying to talk about things that you obviously know nothing about. Like film for example.
nivek_nailgun
I could only sit through about fifteen minutes of this and here's why: It seemed to me (although correct me if I'm wrong please) that they were showing black pimps only. The box cover gives such an impression also. Are we supposed to believe that being a pimp is cool or something to look up to? These people are gutter filth who live and prey off of others. I don't rate them much higher than child pornographers. I couldn't help but get the feeling that they were aiming to make it seem to be a 'cool' part of black culture. Weird what people look up to nowadays. I've only one question to anyone who thinks in this way: How cool would it be if it was your mother being whored out? All this aside I was drawn to watch the film because I thought we'd get a look at this particular section of life's underbelly. The 'cool' factor was overwhelming me to the point of annoyance and unrealism so I had to switch the channel. From what I saw....not recommended.
Sharon Lynn Suggs (Redeemer123)
i didnt know whether to laugh,or cry as i watched the sad "men" of "american pimp.none of the those clowns could tell me the time of day,much less control me,and take my money.It's a weak woman who makes a pimp successful,nothing more.Lucky for these loser men,there are plenty of weak woman out there.
saicalum
As it is with the priesthood, so it is with the pimp game-many are called, few are chosen. I unequivocally recommend "American Pimp" to those select few "squares" who seek to broaden their knowledge of "the game". It should also be required viewing for all "players" or erstwhile "macks". Quite often, documentaries inevitably reveal the filmmaker's personal views, at which point the myth of objectivity dissolves. Not so with the Hughes brothers dissection of pimpology. Most if not all myths surrounding these gentlemen of leisure are exploded within the flick's first few frames. It doesn't matter how much the Hughes brothers show you- it's obvious they've just scratched the surface. If the pimp game was Disney World, all of us squares would be snapping Polaroids on a tourbus rolling past the parking lot. And there is an ironic symmetry in the knowledge that both square and pimp are outsiders to each other's worlds, overlapping through hoes, cash, and the law. Pleasure is the business of a gentleman of leisure, and a suitcase full of classic tunes on the soundtrack smoothly transports one into the life of "yac" and custom-fitted suits. But for all the glory, there is also exile and regret. The inclusion of archival film and television footage is strategic and precise, lending an historical perspective to the Pimp of the Now. Wake up and smell the cologne. Pimpin' ain't no joke.
