Black Dynamite (2009) - Comedic Movie Recap

Recap

The reviewer dives into Black Dynamite, celebrating its over-the-top blaxploitation parody and the tiny production mistakes that are clearly part of the joke. Michael Jai White plays Black Dynamite—and, as the reviewer explains, also plays the fictional actor Ferrante Jones, a former football player whose old neck injury explains why Dynamite struggles to turn his head one way.

The chaos begins with a suspicious beverage commercial, followed by a drug deal where Black Dynamite’s brother is killed. Dynamite vows to clean up the streets, despite the CIA telling him to stay out of it. He recruits allies, including Bullhorn and the pint-sized Cream Corn, then pursues the local gang in a chase hilariously scaled down to fit the movie’s shoestring budget.

Along the way, the recap points out the film’s deliberately wonky continuity: a tear that keeps switching direction, an exposed boom mic, and Dynamite’s theme music playing whenever he does something noteworthy.

The investigation reveals that the bullets used to kill Dynamite’s brother are government issue. Dynamite also uncovers a wider drug problem harming the community, including children at an orphanage. He and Mahogany Black take the fight to the dealers in a furious montage, during which Dynamite even teaches the ladies of the night to defend themselves. The reviewer particularly enjoys the martial-arts showdowns, the returning nunchucks, and an ally who recites stage directions as though they were dialogue.

The conspiracy grows stranger when the heroes raid a warehouse and find Anaconda Malt Liquor instead of drugs. Their convoluted detective work leads to the revelation that the drink is part of a plot to shrink men’s “johnsons.” The reviewer singles out the absurd logic that gets them there, along with the running jokes about the drink’s effects.

The trail leads to Dr. Wu, Kung Fu Island, and a climactic confrontation involving Black Dynamite’s former CIA associate and, ultimately, Richard Nixon himself. Just when Dynamite seems doomed, a ghostly Abraham Lincoln intervenes.

Throughout, the reviewer pauses to savor favorite lines and moments, including the actors’ shameless delivery, the film’s knowingly rough editing, and its gleefully outrageous finale. The recap ends by admitting there were too many great scenes to fit into one video and includes a montage of extra favorites.

Personalities and Characters Mentioned

• Black Dynamite — played by Michael Jai White
• Cream Corn
• Bullhorn
• Mahogany Black
• Sweet Meat
• Backhand Jack
• Dr. Wu
• Richard Nixon
• Abraham Lincoln
• The reviewer/narrator — Red Eye Reviews