Andy Klein FilmWeek (LAist) Oct 4, 2023

This kind of film shouldn't have been over an hour and a half, and even at that it is kind of flat.

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Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Sep 20, 2023

While it appears a good time was had on set by all, the material isn't there for viewers to share that sentiment...

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Don Shanahan Film Obsessive Sep 20, 2023 3/5

With a clenched fist and a tongue in its cheek, White and company are here to emulate and embellish the best and worst qualities of westerns by making a cool one of their own.

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Dominic Griffin The Baltimore Beat Sep 20, 2023 6/10

There’s an earnestness on display and an unmistakable passion that carries through even the toughest, least entertaining of its passages.

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Erik Childress Movie Madness Podcast Sep 19, 2023 0.5/4

If Black Dynamite felt like it rose from the best days of Mel Brooks and ZAZ then this effort feels like a dead zone trapped between the later Leslie Nielsen films and the godawful Friedberg/Seltzer comedies with no sense of what goes into a satire.

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Monique Jones Common Sense Media Sep 18, 2023 4/5

A bawdy send-up of Blaxploitation and spaghetti Westerns...

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Sarah-Tai Black Los Angeles Times Sep 18, 2023

White has offered a jumbled array of all-too-well-trod tropes and stereotypes that, all in all, can’t seem to hit the mark in terms of finding the sweet spot of being “so bad it’s good.”

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Sep 18, 2023 3.5/4

Action is strikingly choreographed to be gritty and witty, so watching this unfold is a lot of fun, while the underlying meaning gives it some bite

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Anthony Greene Spectrum Culture Sep 18, 2023

A herculean effort to pull from classic comedy westerns falls flat.

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Robert Kojder Flickering Myth Sep 17, 2023 2.5/5

There is plenty of apparent, visible fat to trim here that would allow for the more intriguing and actual funny parts to shine more, including Michael Jai White’s physical performance, who generally always delivers on the action front

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Rendy Jones RogerEbert.com Sep 15, 2023 2.5/4

Though it takes too long to get his gun out, "Outlaw Johnny Black" is a well-crafted and funny Spaghetti Western comedy with a refreshing goofiness and a delightful lead.

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Fred Topel United Press International Sep 15, 2023

White still can kick in his cowboy leathers. The film blends White's brand of martial arts with traditional western shootouts and horseback riding.

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Jonathan W. Hickman The Newnan Times-Herald Sep 15, 2023 6/10

“Outlaw Johnny Black” is a thoughtful and fun film that will hopefully lead White to bigger and better things.

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Sep 15, 2023 4/5

…Michael Jai White does for the Western what his Black Dynamite did for 70’s blacksploitation; an outrageous parody that offers genuine wit, surprising depth, and plenty of affection for the action/comedy genre itself…

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Leo Brady AMovieGuy.com Sep 15, 2023 3/4

Following up on the success of Black Dynamite, White steps into the Wild West, in a combo of a western and blaxploitation, with a bit of gunslinging, and plenty of laughs in his exciting new hit Outlaw Johnny Black.

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Travis Hopson Punch Drunk Critics Sep 14, 2023 3/5

The style is closer to Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles, which managed to be funny, topical, and critical of the genre while being respectful of it.

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Chase Hutchinson The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Sep 14, 2023 1.5/4

Where Black Dynamite will forever remain one of the greatest American comedies, Outlaw Johnny Black is only occasionally amusing. Even if you're willing to saddle up, the film is far too bumpy of a ride.

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Brandon Yu New York Times Sep 14, 2023

The laughs are lost within an overly long, meandering plot and scenes that miss visual polish or comedic concision.

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Matt Donato Paste Magazine Sep 14, 2023 6.0/10

Is the film a parody or revitalizing the canon? I’m not sure White ever cracks his own film’s code, but you can tell he’s passionate about whatever Outlaw Johnny Black becomes.

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Joseph Robinson Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Sep 14, 2023 2.5/5

An enjoyable, if not overly long, modern interpretation of blaxploitation.

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