Black Dynamite Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 8 Critic Reviews
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Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

Along the way, Black Dynamite blends satire, nostalgia, and cinema deconstruction into a one-of-a-kind comedy high.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Robert AbeleAdd Critic to Favorites

An enjoyable celebratory ode to a fiercely entertaining counterculture-inspired genre.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Nathan RabinAdd Critic to Favorites

Sometimes feels like an all-time classic short film stretched to feature length, but it’s blissfully short, and it peaks at the end with a groovy cartoon during the closing credits.Read the full review

Variety | Rob NelsonAdd Critic to Favorites

This film will delight both discriminating fans of the blaxploitation tradition and ordinary lovers of goofy, in-ya-face thrills.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

It's one of those loving modern retreads of older genre movies.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

Before an hour has passed tedium overtakes Black Dynamite - one corny martial-arts sequence turns out to be plenty - and all the good jokes dry up.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | James GreenbergAdd Critic to Favorites

Even if it's a one-joke movie that runs out of steam, director Scott Sanders manages to keep the gag going for 90 minutes.Read the full review

The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

As a five-minute clip on YouTube, this spoof might be a small masterpiece. As a feature film, it’s both too much and not nearly enough.Read the full review

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