![]() WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R For strong language, sexual content and violence. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Probably only if they're fans of someone in the cast. From that point on, Diana must not only contend with Ebony, but with Ronnie as well, who has now become her adversary. Soon, she falls in with Ronnie and Tricks, and Diana begins to worry about her, particularly when some club regulars, Reggie (ICE CUBE) and Clyde (ALEX THOMAS), try to take advantage of her. Louis (LARRY MCCOY) who's determined to retrieve the $60,000 they owe him.Īlthough her parents warn her against doing so, Diana introduces her younger cousin, Ebony (MONICA CALHOUN), to the world of stripping. Both are seriously in debt to a loan shark named St. Along the way, Diana befriends the club's deejay, Blue (JAMIE FOXX), but keeps her distance from Dollar Bill and his doorman, Li'l Man (A. Adopting the stage name, "Diamond," Diana learns the tricks of the trade from Ronnie (CHRYSTALE WILSON) and Tricks (ADELE GIVENS), but unlike those two professionals, she hopes to make her money and then get out. Needing to make ends meet, she decides to take a job as a stripper at The Players Club, a notorious strip joint run by a two-bit hustler named Dollar Bill (BERNIE MAC). PLOT: Diana Armstrong (LISA RAYE) is a single mom and aspiring broadcast journalist. Overall Cube may have directing skills worth watching again but lets hope his next vehicle is better than this.QUICK TAKE: Drama/Comedy: A college student, who's taken a job as a stripper to make ends meet, must contend with the other dancers, as well as her younger cousin who's been seduced by the high paying, fast paced lifestyle. The plot is episodic and lacks drive or drama and will leave you feeling bored and distracted. The plot is average at best and the performances are mostly poor. Wilson and Givens are ugly and nasty they can't act and I find it hard to believe people actually paid Wilson to get naked! This film is basically a modern blackploitation film made for black people to come and watch regardless of quality. Foxx is not bad but could have done more. Mac is terrible, not funny or believable. Calhoun is good looking and quite good but that's about it. Lisa Raye's narration is terrible but her performance is actually alright. The acting is surprisingly bad from several main sources. We are `treated' to the odd dance and fight scene but really the bits don't all come together and it just feels like everyone is swearing over nothing all the time. It's told in flashback and just seems to involve everyone swearing as our heroine tries to go her own way and move up and out etc etc. Sadly he is let down on nearly every other front. I mean the shots are nice and the camera moves around well enough. Here he takes on his directorial debut and he does OK. He does stay in the `safe' comedy roles but he has also moved on well since his debut in Boyz n'da Hood. ![]() Eventually the drama of the club gets intense and catches her up. Given the name Diamond by her boss, Diana also gets her cousin involved in the club while she also tries to look after her son and stay in school. ![]() When working in a shoe shop Diana gets met by two strippers who invite her down to try out for the Players Club where she gets taken on. When Diana gets pregnant in college she moves in her with boyfriend who soon tires of her and moves out. ![]()
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