Synopsis
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.
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Cast
- Michael Jai WhiteBlack Dynamite
- Arsenio HallTasty Freeze
- Tommy DavidsonCream Corn
- Kevin ChapmanO'Leary
- Richard EdsonDino
- Bokeem WoodbineBlack Hand Jack
- Buddy LewisGunsmoke
- Irwin KeyesHenchman
- Miguel A. Núñez Jr.Mo Bitches
- Nicole Ari ParkerMahogany Black
Recommendations
- 100
Entertainment Weekly
Along the way, Black Dynamite blends satire, nostalgia, and cinema deconstruction into a one-of-a-kind comedy high. - 90
Los Angeles Times
An enjoyable celebratory ode to a fiercely entertaining counterculture-inspired genre. - 83
The A.V. Club
Sometimes feels like an all-time classic short film stretched to feature length, but it’s blissfully short, and it peaks at the end with a groovy cartoon during the closing credits. - 80
Variety
This film will delight both discriminating fans of the blaxploitation tradition and ordinary lovers of goofy, in-ya-face thrills. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
It's one of those loving modern retreads of older genre movies. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Even if it's a one-joke movie that runs out of steam, director Scott Sanders manages to keep the gag going for 90 minutes. - 60
Time Out
Less deadpan spoof than loving act of possession, Black Dynamite near-fully channels the look and feel of its blaxploitation ancestors, warts and all. - 60
Chicago Reader
The movie gets old fast--mostly because it’s bringing up the rear after "Undercover Brother" (2002) And "I’m Gonna Git You Sucka" (1988). But the kung-fu climax at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (“the Honky House”) is nearly worth the wait, and Adrian Younge’s score, with its moody horns, is a perfect snapshot of early 70s soul.
