Black Dynamite (2009)
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85% of critics liked it
(59 reviews) -
83% of users liked it
(14,227 ratings)
The city streets explode into violence when "The Man" kills Black Dynamite's (Michael Jai White) brother in this seamless recreation of the blaxploitation classics of the 1970s. He was the best agent that the CIA ever had, but these days Black Dynamite only answers to one boss --… More The city streets explode into violence when "The Man" kills Black Dynamite's (Michael Jai White) brother in this seamless recreation of the blaxploitation classics of the 1970s. He was the best agent that the CIA ever had, but these days Black Dynamite only answers to one boss -- himself. When "The Man" ices Black Dynamite's brother, starts pumping heroin into the local orphanage, and floods the ghetto with a secret weapon disguised as common malt liquor, the car chases, gunfights, and shirtless brawls that follow prove wild enough to make even Dolemite green with envy. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Scott Sanders
- Written By
- Michael Jai White, Byron Keith Minns
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Oct 16, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Wally Hammond, Time Out
The portentous dialogue, two-track-recorded soundtrack (by Adrian Younge) and eager performances are all highly diverting.
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Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News
Black Dynamite will stir some pleasant memories.
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Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
If the joke is somewhat one-note and eventually told too long and too often, at least it's a good joke.
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Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Before an hour has passed tedium overtakes Black Dynamite -- one corny martial-arts sequence turns out to be plenty -- and all the good jokes dry up.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Even though it sounds funnier than it plays, between the song and the nun chucks, I was happy.
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Cast
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Michael Jai White
as Black Dynamite
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Kym E. Whitley
as Honey Bee
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Tommy Davidson
as Cream Corn
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Kevin Chapman
as O'Leary
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Byron Minns
as Bullhorn
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Salli Richardson-Whitfield
as Gloria
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Cedric Yarbrough
as Chocolate Giddy-Up
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Mykelti Williamson
as Chicago Wind
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Nicole Sullivan
as Patricia Nixon
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Brian McKnight
as Sweet Meat
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Arsenio Hall
as Tasty Freeze
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Obba Babatundé
as Osiris
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Buddy Lewis
as Gunsmoke
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Bokeem Woodbine
as Back Hand Jack
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Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
as Mo Bitches
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Tucker Smallwood
as Congressman James
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Phil Morris
as Saheed
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Mike Starr
as Rafelli
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Richard Edson
as Dino
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Dde Dionne Gipson
as Afroditey
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John Salley
as Kotex
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James McManus
as Richard Nixon
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Roger Yuan
as Fiendish Dr. Wu
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Charlotte Stokely
as Lady of Leisure
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Chris Spencer
as Militant 1
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Darrell M. Heath
as Militant 2




