Directed By Scott Sanders
SYNOPSIS
When his brother is killed, kung-fu master Black Dynamite (Michael Jai White) declares war on the drug pushers in his neighborhood as he searches for those responsible. The conspiracy may even extend all the way to the White House... but Black Dynamite is game!
The absolute PERFECT tongue-in-cheek homage to 1970's blaxploitation films.
As a fan of the genre, it's great to see others who have a great affection for it and can give it the proper send-up.
Everything is played perfectly straight, a la The Naked Gun. This gives it an authentic feel that matches its actual 1970's counterparts, but what happens plot-wise is far too outrageous to be believable... but the characters believe. The 1975 blaxploitation parody Dolemite is very similar in tone to this film and Black Dynamite does pay homage to that classic many times.
It also matches it's 70's era brothers visually. The film uses very grainy film stock and lighting that apes the low budget originals. Sometimes a boom mic will appear in shot or the editing will be intentionally bad. Along with costumes and locations and spot-on music, the film could almost be billed as a "lost" film from the 1970's.
The humor of Black Dynamite is often very subtle, but if you 'get it' you'll often howl from the general silliness.
Black Dynamite is the perfect love letter to the often marginalized blaxploitation genre.
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