![]() Curb-Stomp Battle: Diana and Ronnie's fight was entirely one-sided.Louis shot up the place and Brooklyn firebombed it only moments later. Conveniently Empty Building: Apparently, all of the employees and patrons of The Player's Club managed to exit the building after St.''(Diana walks into the club wearing baggy clothes, cut to her leaving at night in a skimpy dress)'' and came out a woman. Cassandra Truth: Diana's warnings to Ebony to at least slow down with her immersion into the stripper lifestyle go completely unheeded until it's too late.ĭiana: I walked in a young lady.Calling the Old Man Out: This lead into the argument and estrangement with Diana's father that lead her to become a stripper in the first place.At the end, Ebony is working in the same store and two stripper girls visit, but she wisely confronts them about the worth of the stripping profession while Diana is watching proudly. Book Ends: The story opens with Diana working in a shoe store and two customers who are strippers (Ronnie and Tricks) convince her to become a stripper.Do not abandon her cousin to your rapist little brother. Beware the Nice Ones: Diana, full stop.Berserker Tears: Diana sheds some of these when she chases her cheating boyfriend Lance out of the apartment with a Hand Cannon.Because I Said So: The justification Diana's mom uses when she demands that Diana stop Ebony from working at the Player's Club.Louis, though it isn't drugs he wants payment for from Dollar Bill. We're shown later that this is a second attempt after Ronnie's successful rape attempt when Diana was passed out drunk at a private show. Attempted Rape: Ronnie, who attempted to rape Diana when they were alone in the changing room at one point.They may be mobsters, but we're clearly not supposed to feel sorry for Dollar Bill. Louis and his goons invade the club, blow it up and kidnap Bill, presumably to kill him. After Ronnie, Trix and Junior get carried away by the police, St. Overall Cube may have directing skills worth watching again but lets hope his next vehicle is better than this.Diana: That's for Ebony! (punch) That's for me! (kick) 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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