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Dynamite (Theatrical - 2009)
Apparition / 2009
Directed by Scott Sanders
Written by Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Scott Sanders
Cast: Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson,
Nicole Sullivan, Mike Starr
Review by Brian Harris
A gangland slaying gets the attention of the police,
government and one helluva dangerous mofo…BLACK DYNAMITE!
Some suckers have smoked his brother and nobody, from the
top to the bottom, can keep Black Dynamite from hitting the
streets and avenging the death of his brother, ridding the
orphanages of smack and stopping a nefarious plot
to…shrink…dicks.
If you think you’ve seen the best blaxploitation spoof
possible, think again cracker! Black Dynamite is a 100%
wild, laugh-out-loud, ass-kicking spoof that makes
everything that’s come before it pale in comparison! Forget
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka. Forget Pootie Tang. Forget
Undercover Brother. Black Dynamite offers genuine comedy,
hilariously accurate characterizations and an ample respect
for some of the best and worst films Black Hollywood had to
offer. As if all of that weren’t enough, the film even
recreates the grainy texture and self-indulgent scores of
70’s exploitation!
Acting? Purposely stiff, awkward and amateurish, meaning it
was all brilliantly executed, especially by Michael Jai
White as the titular character, Black Dynamite. Jai White
channels everything that was sexy, streetwise and
bad-to-the-bone about blaxploitation anti-heroes and, though
toned down to simulate poorly choreographed Black Kung Fu,
his martial art skills were definitely on point as well; I
felt like I was watching Jim Kelly, Richard Lawson and
Dolemite all rolled into one bad muthafucka!!
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