The Mack

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Brandon S @brando12 Oct 20 I definitely think every Black American should watch this movie at least some moment of your life. Definitely has some missing plot points but this movie is perfect is so many different ways. From the messages, the clothes the style, top teir performances from Julian. Like Tarantino said GREATEST PIMP MOVIE OF ALL TIME See more William L 04/13/2022 While frequently confused with a mishmash of storylines that never really come together well, The Mack still attempts to use darker and less immediately palatable criticisms of the culture of the time, particularly the impossibility to incite real social change when there is still a widespread worship of quick wealth and slick criminals. But the film flutters between subplots very awkwardly, not to mention tones; we go from Goldie's sincere remorse over the violence that he brought upon those that he loved to escaping an apartment in an old refrigerator in the span of a couple minutes. There was an attempt at greater nuance than typically seen in most examples of the genre (at least in the protagonist's character development; the white cops in this movie are cartoonishly evil and don't form any sort of complex foil) which should be commended, and seems to be the rationale for the film's modern reassessment. But still, the shortcomings seem to outweigh the strengths in terms of execution. (2.5/5) See more 04/08/2020 yes, i loved this movie, yes you should watch it, good blackslotation movie. go get it, get it now. See more 03/07/2017 A low level criminal, Goldie, becomes a pimp and has to deal with the retaliation of other pimps and corrupt police officers. There are some funny scenes of "the players ball" and pimp get togethers where they all play softball in their pimp clothes. See more 11/21/2015 If you want to learn more racial epithets like: honky, cracker, white trash, etc. you'll watch the right movie with this one. The term mack daddy, the lincoln continentals and cadillacs made up to look like duesenbergs, the fake fur coats with oversized hats, all products cooked up by hollywood producers who spent more time in an office where they couldn't see these things, perhaps utilizing the products offered by the title character of this film, are prominent aspects of the mack. Later movies, and movies produced simultaneously, would cause these creations to be adopted by the general population, the same way I'm with stupid t-shirts, pet rocks, "pyramid power" containers, psychics etc. were adopted. Basically, it's movies like the mack that converted a civil rights movement into a full blown race war that had or has drafted many, many of whom unwillingly, into it's pointless mess. Whether that is black exploitation,wasting people's time and worse lives, in a manufactured struggle, or not, can't be answered by movies like the mack. See more 09/26/2015 Classic blaxploitation is better made than most, but the the rampant misogyny severely dates the film and is pretty hard to take in this tale of pimp Max Julien rising to the ranks of the biggest pimp in town. There's always been a fairly consistent thread of misogyny throughout blaxploitation cinema, but it's really front and center in this film. Despite the offensive elements of the film, the film does have better than average performances. Julian is compelling at Goldie, but there are also strong performances from Richard Pryor, Carol Speed and Roger E. Mosley. I do consider myself a fan of blaxploitation, but this is a film that's never really appealed to me. See more Read all reviews

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