Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Looking for something to watch? Chronologically, I believe Mister when he says his mom always comes back after being locked up for a few days. The next morning, power is cut off and the food starts to go bad so again they are out of luck. But what really keeps the pair in the survival game is Mister’s intelligence and perseverance. Gloria, had a difficult personality for me to like at first, but at the end when she came for Mister, I saw in her face that she regretted everything she ever did wrong to her son. Gloria shows up at the children’s home, and signs Mister out. The website's critics consensus reads: "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete uses its compelling streetwise setting -- and powerful performances from its young leads -- to offer a refreshing twist on the coming-of-age formula. (2013). The casting people and whoever else was responsible for getting them cannot get enough praise for the job they did.Same as mentioned above goes for the children, but also the script and the directing. The cashier from the convenient store sees Mister and attacks him, but Sergeant Pike is there to save him. Mister finds a brand new benefit card and takes it instead of stealing all of the food. What to Watch if You Miss the "Game of Thrones" Cast. ( Log Out /  Gloria breaks down to her son, and apologizes to him for everything that’s happened to him because of her. We learn that he is doing poorly in school, lives in a bad neighborhood in New York City, is surrounded by crime, his mother, Gloria, is a drug addict and he’s neglected by her due to her addiction. Directed by George Tillman Jr.. With Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon, Jordin Sparks Thomas, Jeffrey Wright. Prime Video has your Halloween movie picks covered. Was this review helpful to you? Three poor Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence. If I knew Gloria was alive and getting healthy, I don’t think I would have enjoyed the whole point of the movie. ( Log Out /  They get the idea to break into an apartment form the two thieves that broke into theirs and their neighbors, and did it themselves. The main “pimp” in the areas name is Kris, and both Mister and Pete’s mothers work for him as prostitutes and buy drugs off of him as addicts. [3], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 37 reviews, with an average rating of 6.85/10. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Mister hands in his paper title, “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete”. [Video File]. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete is a 2013 film about two young boys, Mister and Pete, who go against all odds one summer when their mothers were both arrested for drugs and prostitution. Add the first question. 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Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. They catch him because he is too sick to keep running, while Dipstick, on the sidelines laughing, points out to the officers that Mister was right there too. You never feel like you are being preached at and it still manages to convey its message. An ambitious graduate student convinces a writer that her thesis can resurrect his career. [7] Mister & Pete was in release for 3 weeks and has grossed $494,608 domestically. Mister and Pete, hide from child services for an entire summer, in attempts to wait for their mothers’ homecoming. 6 of 7 people found this review helpful. We witness Mister’s mother’s drug use and prostitution, and willingness to do both in front of Mister and Pete early on, as well as other crimes from other community members. Gloria seems hopeless, she’s tired and run down. So when she doesn’t show up, I thought she either abandoned him or died. Even though Mister makes her feel bad for helping him, she tries to help him anyway. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete is a 2013 American drama film directed by George Tillman, Jr. and written by Michael Starrbury. Faced with more than any child can be expected to bear, the resourceful Mister nevertheless feels he is an unstoppable force against seemingly immovable obstacles. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. We meet Pete, 9, who is always around because his mother is an addict too, so Mister is forced to babysit him. A successful author and spiritual advisor takes on a troubled man as a client, completely unaware that the man's fixation on his mother's death will soon put his life in jeopardy. Film Festivals and Indie Films. [5], On August 1, 2013 Lionsgate announced the limited release date October 11, 2013 for the film. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? [Motion Picture]. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete On top of that, Sergeant Pike is on the lookout for these two so they are ducking and running from police everywhere they turn. Being that this film was in chronological order, it allowed me to learn and understand our main characters, Mister and Pete. Mister and Pete manage to hide from the police for a while, and taking care of themselves proves to be a difficult and impossible task. Inspired by the real-life events that led to the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUBnTs3z5jI. Mister and Pete realize Gloria has been gone too long, so they call the jail and find out she has been released for a week already. The boys are connecting and trying to make light of a bad situation. Last scene is Mister in school with his teacher instructing the class to write a story about their summers. It's amazing how they play their roles. A comedy about Allie and Harper and their needlessly difficult journey to the beach. Dipstick screams and alerts Sergeant Pike, who chases Mister into his apartment with Pete. She is dating an older man, and this really bothers Mister because he is in love with her. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. This FAQ is empty. Desperate, hungry, and in hopes Mister’s mom will be home soon, they hit the streets to try and beg for money and end up arguing with Henry, a homeless veteran. Mister promises to come back for Pete, and reminds him not to let anyone bully him again. A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter. Title: This movie is really gripping and it's all because of the two children who make this movie. On the disc I watched there are a few deleted scenes, which are also worth watching. A coming-of-age story about two inner city boys who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities. Gloria finds out that Mister wasn’t at Riverview since she was arrested, and was only there for two weeks. During a sweltering summer in New York City, 13-year-old Mister’s (Skylan Brooks) hard-living mother (Hudson) is apprehended by the police, leaving the boy and nine-year-old Pete (Dizon) alone to forage for food while dodging police and various hostile residents while awaiting a child actor casting call. Use the HTML below. The movie starts with our main character, Mister, 14, in his school bathroom crying about a rude remark made about his mother on the wall. This movie was told in chronological order from beginning to end. If this film was presented non-linearly, I think it would have been a little difficult to understand because there is a lot going on. Some might even say, they should've been in the movie too. That's for you to judge, but won't take anything from the impact of the movie, only enhance it. Mister even steals from the store he is banned from, but promises to pay the store back when he has the money. A coming-of-age story about two inner city boys who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities. With Pete’s health diminishing, Mister tries to go get help from Alice only to learn she moved out of her apartment. When he gets back to the complex, he finds Pete running away from a couple of officers trying to apprehend him. Mister passes Henry sleeping in the street and gives him some fruit, even though they argue. Skylan Brooks and Ethan Dizon star in the title roles as Mister and Pete, respectively. Two intelligent boys, who are only victims of circumstance, are met with many obstacles when they try to run away from the law, only to learn that the law is, in fact, looking out for their better interest. He learns that Henry isn’t so bad after all, and that Kris is even worse than he thought, but neither of them could help him. Kris and his friends see this, and since they don’t appreciate a “snitch” they decide to take care of the situation. At first, Mister comes off as rude and doesn’t speak well to others, but by his taking care of Pete I now know that he really cares. Coming of age story about two inner-city youths, who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities. (2013). Now, Pete is sick from malnourishment and getting worse by the hour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inevitable_Defeat_of_Mister_&_Pete The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete is a 2013 film about two young boys, Mister and Pete, who go against all odds one summer when their mothers were both arrested for drugs and prostitution.