Pimp [DVD] [2010]

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Soho pimp Woody (Robert Cavanagh) tries to run as tight a ship on his business as he can, but rival competitors are always on edge to spoil his game. Still, he gets by as well as he can, but when he starts receiving snuff tapes that appear to show his girls being brutally murdered, things get heavy. Don't be put off, for example if you saw 'This is England' or 'Green Street Hooligans', then you will be at home with the raw material of this movie. I was never convinced however with the choice of the actress playing the Chinese girl who was the pawn in the sexual politics of the story but perhaps it doesn't matter in the overall relativity of the story. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 24 May 2010, [7] [8] just four days after it was released in cinemas. It is a sort of 'paranormal activity' movie except the cam follows the pimp wherever he goes and whatever he does. A week in the life of a Soho pimp - Woody (Robert Cavanah) as seen through the lens of a documentary camera team: A week which spirals brutally out of control when the Chinese up their muscle [ clarification needed] on Woody's boss's (Danny Dyer) territory, a girl goes missing, and a snuff webcast appears, showing a former employee being murdered, with another potential webcast impending.

the same sentiments crossed my mind a couple of years when I watched a film called 'Hustle and Something' when I heard a song called 'its Hard out there to be a Pimp' won best Oscar music. British film historian I.Q. Hunter, discussing the question "What is the worst British film ever made?", listed Pimp as one of the candidates for that title. [6] Box office [ edit ] STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday MorningActor Robert Cavanah strays into familiar territory with his directorial debut Pimp, a faux-documentary thriller set in the London sex trade. Poised between the laddish larks of a Guy Ritchie romp and the more serious-minded intensity of Nikolas Winding Refn’s original Pusher, the film deploys handheld camerawork, freeze frames and potty-mouthed macho posturing to diminishing effect. This is a film about prostitution seen through the eyes of one guy Woody who has cams following him about his work as a Pimp in downtown London England. It is realistic because this is how a Pimp works and how he is likely to be treated and respond to the dangers of his environment. Actually this is more of a drama and there are few scenes which will offend in a sexual way, mostly only the extreme blasphemies which is a common feature of British films of this kind. The characters are RAW, and brilliantly acted. The story is tightly knit and fast paced. The visuals are gorgeous and disturbing. The cinematography style is intelligently considered. Kind of a movie being filmed as a documentary is a breath of fresh air.

The story unfolds in tight close-ups and direct-to-camera confessionals as Woody copes with a missing prostitute, aggressive Chinese gangsters, a snuff movie, eviction from his apartment and sinister club boss Stanley (Dyer). It’s no wonder he starts to question his life. The directors and the writers have actually considered the soul of a character. His life. And that characterization made me pay attention. It made me care about the character. It made me root for him. Take a walk into the seedy underworld of Woody the SOHO pimp. Its a dark but fascinating world with its own unique cast of characters. This film is amazing. So different to any of the drivel that you regularly watch on PIMP movies. I caught the film late night on Bravo cable channel which appears to have an unwritten rule of only freeing up a few hours a day for programming which doesn't feature Danny Dyer. Anyway in summation, it's not one to be sought out put it that way. The subject matter is totally raw and obscene. It gives us a glimpse of the seedy SOHO underbelly. That's what makes it so fascinating to watch...Cavanah is the co-writer, co-producer, director and star of a film in which he casts himself as Woody, a London pimp who agrees to be followed by a documentary camera crew for one week.

A small UK theatrical release is scheduled for May 21, but prospects seem slim in a territory where audiences may well be suffering from Danny Dyer fatigue after a surfeit of similar low-life wallows featuring this actor. A cast of familiar faces (Billy Boyd, Martin Compston etc) and adults-only subject matter could make it more viable in ancillary markets.