TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

torymenard Black Dynamite is one of the funniest films I've ever had the good fortune to see. Everything from the incredibly intelligent comic elements to the hilarious slapstick humor to the fantastic casting is to be lauded. Blaxploitation films- be they in any genre need to click with the audience and Michael Jai White knows this. I cannot understand why he isn't a bigger star yet. If you want to watch a comedy you really cannot go wrong with Black Dynamite.

Paul Magne Haakonsen I stumbled upon "Black Dynamite" earlier this month, glanced at the DVD cover and decided to skip on it. Why? Well, I didn't read the synopsis, nor did I know who starred in the movie, and I can't really claim to be much fan of the black exploitation movies from the 70s. I assumed it was one such movie, so I put it back.Then about a week later, a friend recommended it warmly and informed me that it was a spoof. So I went back and picked up a copy of the DVD. I had little expectations to the movie still. But I decided to sit down and give it a chance, nonetheless.It turned out that "Black Dynamite" was actually an amazingly good movie, because it handled the spoofing of the black exploitation movies in a very entertaining way, where it was sort of serious but at the same time making fun of even itself.The story was good, and pretty much captured the spirit of the 1970s black exploitation movies, for better or worse. I mean, everything here just dripped with everything that wrapped up the 1970s black exploitation movies; from the clothing, the props, the cutting and editing of the movie, the dialogue, the questionable performances by the actors, and so forth and so forth. That really was the core essential of the movie, and it was done so wonderfully well."Black Dynamite" is actually entertaining in many ways, and I must admit that I am glad that I went back to give the movie a chance, because it really surprised me in every way.The cast that performed in "Black Dynamite" was quite good and they had some very interesting names, even for some of the smaller roles, such as wonderful cameos. And I was more than genuinely surprised with seeing Michael Jai White in the lead role, but he did this phenomenally well, and this really is a great achievement in his belt of movie performances.If you haven't already seen "Black Dynamite", then I can strongly suggest that you take the time to do so, should you be given the chance. I was genuinely entertained throughout the entire course of the movie.

BA_Harrison I see Black Dynamite getting a lot of love here, but I sure don't dig it as much as most seem to. Admittedly, Michael Jai White does a fantastic job of replicating the macho moves of many a classic blaxploitation hero, and the fashion and style of the film is spot on, but the humour just isn't as great as I had been led to believe.Don't get me wrong, I'm not just some dumb honky who can't appreciate the magic of a big 70s afro, a jive-talking' pimp in a velvet suit, or a sweet soul-sister with a cleavage you could lose a Buick in, but you can get all that from the real deal—what I wanted from Black Dynamite was some decent belly laughs, and they're in short supply here.I guess my main problem is that there's little point in simply mocking the conventions of a genre that is pretty ridiculous in the first place. I had the same problem with Undercover Brother and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka—the original 70s films being sent up were far sillier, more outrageous and consequently more enjoyable than the heavy-handed spoofs.

Roland E. Zwick Why anyone thought that what the world was clamoring for at this particular moment in time was a parody of 70's blaxploitation films is a mystery to me. But here we have one - "Black Dynamite," the comic tale of an ex-CIA agent/kung-fu master/Vietnam vet (amusingly played by the appropriately deadpan Michael Jai White) who vows to take down all the drug dealers in his gang-infested 'hood."Black Dynamite" captures the look and sound of the period perfectly - the polyester suits, the mile-wide lapels, the bell bottoms, the ceiling-scraping afros, the jive-talking' dialogue and boom-box soundtrack, the shag carpets and paneled walls. Even the film's muddy picture and faded colors - a result of its being filmed in Super 16 - approximates the movies of that era (at least as they look when viewed today).But the script is considerably less successful, since it bases its humor more on mimicking mannerisms than on anything resembling original jokes.It's ultimately a one-note comedy, that, almost by definition, hits a point of diminishing returns after a time. But there's no denying that the movie IS fun - and a little nostalgia-inducing - to look at. It's also inoffensive and good-natured.But by the time Dick and Pat Nixon, not to mention the karate-chopping ghost of Abraham Lincoln, arrive on the scene - along with the inevitable blooper-reel running alongside the closing credits - it's long past time to take a powder on "Black Dynamite."