Directed by:
Ben RamseyScreenplay:
Michael AndrewsCinematography:
Roy H. WagnerCast:
Michael Jai White, Julian Sands, Eamonn Walker, Dante Basco, Nona Gaye, Michelle Belegrin, Bob Sapp, Dick Anthony Williams, Francis Capra, Gina Carano (more)Plots(1)
Director Ben Ramsey and writer Michael Andrews team for this martial-arts action thriller concerning a mysterious drifter (Michael Jai White) who becomes ensnared in the seedy world of underground street-fighting. In the back alleys of Los Angeles life is cheap and to go against the grain is to take on the most powerful criminal organisation on the West Coast. (Koch Media)
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A stylish echo of the action-packed and incredibly evolving 1980s in a fun arcade style with a traditionally dumb script. The fights are bearable, perhaps not hard enough, but fun. More a showcase of tactics than street fights with splashes of blood.
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Since I don't have a TV at home and miss out on gems like Renegade, Walker Texas Ranger, and Cobra 11, I completely forget what people are capable of sometimes. Seňor Badass, master of Zen, wise strongman with his heart in the right place, chess grandmaster, martial arts superman, amazing lover, and responsible and humble protector of the underdog for about 10% of the film, beats someone up and spends the remainder of the running time gaping, advising, informing, teaching children and adults, and honoring the law of the street. Black Dynamite is more serious than this. If the whole movie were like the final two-minute brawl, I'd easily give it four stars, but this family film, most likely funded by a community center, almost killed me. By the way, if they're all such wrestling masters, why the in-shot cuts during the fights?
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