Eighty-six minutes proves to be more than enough time to spend with these characters, but the Hughes Brothers make the case that this is a subculture as compelling as it is repellent.
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Genuinely entertaining and, thanks to a well of self-deluded quotes from the men, shockingly funny.
75
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Entertaining, disturbing, sad, outrageous and often hilarious.
What we are left with is a mildly entertaining "man on the street" gloss, seasoned with fragments from blaxploitation movies and music by Isaac Hayes, Marvin Gaye and others.
70
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Alternately mind-expanding and brain-numbing.
63
New York PostJonathan Foreman
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Unfortunately, you really only hear about prostitution from the side of the pimp.
60
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
One gets a pungent look at what makes being a pimp look attractive to some people in certain circumstances.