A tongue-in-cheek tribute to the black exploitation action cinema of the seventies, [this] is a dead-on parody of the sloppy filmmaking, aggressive overacting and slapdash writing of the cheapest films of the genre.

| Aug 20, 2023

Brilliant Blaxploitation re-crafting

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 29, 2021

It falls into the category of what typically has become known as "Blaxploitation" films, but gave such films of the similar genre (for instance Coffy) a bad name.

| Original Score: F | Sep 12, 2017

Funny in ways that are as complex as the most challenging art film.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Dec 5, 2016

As the titular ex-CIA man, White reveals comic talents to match his martial artistry, delivering one-liners and roundhouse kicks with the same killer precision.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 19, 2010

Outta sight!

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 13, 2010

A brilliant laugh-out-loud slapstick crowd pleaser made with love and talent.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 13, 2010

Fond and very funny homage to the exploitation era.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 12, 2010

Hilarious, and at just 85 minutes long, never outstays its welcome.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 12, 2010

The portentous dialogue, two-track-recorded soundtrack (by Adrian Younge) and eager performances are all highly diverting.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 12, 2010

A pin-sharp send-up of 1970s blaxploitation.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 12, 2010

It works as well as it does largely because it displays such a genuine affection for the genre it pays tribute to.

| Aug 11, 2010

An enjoyable, frequently hilarious action comedy with a witty script and a terrific performance from Michael Jai White...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 11, 2010

Once you catch on to the string of in-jokes, the movie never stops making you laugh...

| Aug 1, 2010

Such a bland and lifeless experience even the most ardent of Scott Sanders or Michael Jai White fans will do well to not grow bored before the end.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 28, 2010

If the Man has got you down and your VHS copies of 'Shaft,' 'Superfly,' 'Dolemite' and 'I'm Gonna Git You Sucka' are all worn out, 'Black Dynamite' is here to save the day.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 5, 2010

Truly the funniest movie of 2009. Yeah, bust-a-gut hilarious. Paul Chambers, CNN.

| Original Score: A- | Jan 31, 2010

Here, the acting, framing, focus, blocking, editing, sound and film processing all nail down the period so perfectly... It looks, sounds and feels as if it were shot in 1972.

| Original Score: A | Jan 18, 2010

Black Dynamite will stir some pleasant memories.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 15, 2010

If the joke is somewhat one-note and eventually told too long and too often, at least it's a good joke.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 16, 2009