Black Dynamite
Film200990 min

Black Dynamite

Taste attributes: actioncomedyfastlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemanding

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"He's super bad. He's outta sight. He's..."

Boxlist takeExpect an accessible, heightened comedy, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House...

Synopsis: TMDB

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Michael Jai WhiteArsenio HallTommy DavidsonKevin ChapmanRichard Edson

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2009
Runtime
90 min
Status
Released
Studio
Ars Nova
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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