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Black Dynamite

Black Dynamite

Comedy · Action · 2009

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.

Movie details

Black Dynamite

“He's super bad, he's outta sight. He's...”

2009 Comedy · Action 1h 25m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.4 / 10

53.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

83 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

65 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Black Dynamite?

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Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Scott Sanders

Written by

Scott Sanders · Michael Jai White · Byron Minns

Michael Jai White

Michael Jai White

Black Dynamite

Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall

Tasty Freeze

Tommy Davidson

Tommy Davidson

Cream Corn

Kevin Chapman

Kevin Chapman

O'Leary

Richard Edson

Richard Edson

Dino

Bokeem Woodbine

Bokeem Woodbine

Black Hand Jack

Buddy Lewis

Buddy Lewis

Gunsmoke

Court is in session

Put Black Dynamite on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.