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To call "Black Dynamite" the most quotable film of the year would be an understatement. This film gets so much right, it's crazy. A blaxploitation parody of the highest order, "Black Dynamite" was a huge hit at Sundance, was one to the first films to be purchased and has now attracted a rabid cult following. Easily understood when you finally see the film and realize how terrific it really is.
The film stars Michael Jai White as Black Dynamite, the most bad ass motha to ever hit the streets. When his kid brother Jimmy is killed by 'The Man', Black Dynamite retrieves his license to kill and does battle against local drug dealers. But, Black Dynamite isn't all bad -- he also takes time to care for the local whores in the neighborhood when they're without their pimp. He also has a soft spot for the kids, especially orphans. The film takes Black Dynamite from the drug-riddled streets of his community to the jungles of Kung Fu Island to The White House. Hell, you even get Abraham Lincoln's ghost.
The performances here are rock solid. Michael Jai White is pitch perfect as Black Dynamite and really does show just how overlooked he has been all these years. He has this quirky and comedic intensity and that just works so well and I hope this turns into a franchise for him. The coalition of pimps also features some pretty hysterical performances from people like Arsenio Hall, Cedric Yarbrough, Brian McKnight and Obba Babatunde. Tommy Davidson is probably the only actor in the whole film who doesn't seem to understand the type of humor that everyone else does, but even he's entertaining.
I highly recommend this film to just about everyone. It's the funniest film of 2009 and it's obvious that Scott Sanders knows what he's doing behind the camera. And to leave you with a quote from the man himself:
"Euphoria, shut the fuck up! I know that was you, I ain't even gotta look! I should send you back to Crenshaw Pete with his hot coat hangers, bitch, would you like that?"
10/10
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