Pimp is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by Christine Crokos and starring Keke Palmer.[1] Lee Daniels served as an executive producer.[2]
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| Directed by | Christine Crokos |
| Written by | Christine Crokos |
| Produced by | Victoria Bousis Christine Crokos Alexis Varouxakis |
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| Cinematography | Rik Zang |
| Edited by | John Scott Cook Todd Sandler |
| Music by | Alec Puro |
Production companies | Adrenaline Entertainment 1821 Pictures |
| Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAn urban gritty drama set on the streets of the Bronx. Wednesday (Keke Palmer), a female pimp, grows up learning the game from her dad Midnight (Played by DMX) her mother, Mae (Aunjanue Ellis) being one of his girls, making her quit and settling down with her until he dies in his sleep from an overdose. Once he's gone she is left looking after her mom, who is an addict and her girlfriend Nikki (Haley Ramm) . In need of more money to survive, Nikki decides to turn tricks, insisting its just business and surprisingly changing their luck. Rising up in the game, Wednesday continues to hustle hard for a dream of a better life for her girls and a ticket out of the Bronx with Nikki, all while looking after a strung out Mae. But when Wednesday pulls a stripper named Destiny (Vanessa Morgan), she believes this is the jackpot to being free. Destiny begins bringing in big money and trouble, Wednesday spoils her, and disregards the needs of Nikki, who is becoming sick of the lifestyle. Wednesday’s life seems to be turning around, Mae becomes incarcerated. When visiting her Wednesday finds out that Mae never loved her and only wanted to be back home. Enraged, Wednesday leaves her there, making that her home. She then comes face to face with Kenny (Edi Gathegi) Destiny’s pimp/ex that she ran away from, who runs a more dangerous game. He confronts Wednesday and takes back Destiny, leaving Wednesday to fight one of Kenny's henchmen who ends up dead. In a ferocious battle for survival of the fittest, Wednesday fights for freedom and risks everything to protect what's hers including Nikki. She finds out that money is the real thing you should never bring too close to your heart.
Cast
edit- Keke Palmer as Wednesday
- Vanessa Morgan as Destiny
- Edi Gathegi as Kenny Wayne
- Haley Ramm as Nikki
- Aunjanue Ellis as Gloria May
- Lyrica Okano as Kim
- DMX as Midnight John
- Paola Lázaro as Louisa
- Mike E. Winfield as Science
Reception
editOn the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 56% based on nine reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10.[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 44 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]
References
edit- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (8 November 2018). "'Pimp' Review: Blaxploitation and Lesbian Love". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (7 November 2018). "'Pimp': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- Siegel, Tatiana (19 April 2018). "Lee Daniels Boards Lesbian Love Story 'Pimp' as Producer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 September 2019. - ^ "Pimp (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Pimp 2018". Metacritic. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
External links
edit- Pimp at IMDb
- Pimp at Rotten Tomatoes