The Outlaw Johnny Black

The Outlaw Johnny Black

Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 130 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Comedy, Western
  • Stars: Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Anika Noni Rose, Kym Whitley, Erica Ash, Glynn Turman, Barry Bostwick, Tyler Bryan, Kevin Chapman, Paul Logan, Tommy Davidson, Buddy Lewis, Chris Browning, Gary Anthony Williams, Tony Baker
  • Director: Michael Jai White
 Comments
  • digdog-785-717538 - 19 February 2024
    oh good god no
    Look, if you came to find another Black Dynamite, stay away for the love of god. BD is as good as this film is bad.

    .. same cast & crew as BD, MJ White is still fantastic and charismatic, but he cannot alone carry this film.

    Some outlaw guy in the west has a grudge against a bottom-of-the-barrel villain who killed his daddy. The Hero masquerades as a preacher to avoid the law, while pursuing said villain, then finds him and kills him.

    .. i mean, you could write a similar bad review of BD that doesn't explain at all the qualities of that film, but the truth is that BD has excellence coming out of every pore, from the quirky characters, the surreal scenes, the excellent editing and direction, the jokes, the soundtrack, everything is good.

    And instead OJB has nothing of this; even the character of Johnny Black isn't that great compared to Black Dynamite, but the jokes are bad, the direction is bad, the editing is bad, the sets & photography are bad, the film completely misses that surreal atmosphere, the tight pacing, all the good qualities that make BD and excellent film, and that make this film a waste of time.

    My vote: 4.8/10 - really, really bad.
  • marcrubenpierre - 23 October 2023
    Oh DYNAMITE
    Good job to the Entire who worked on this project, indeed dynamite. Uncle Mike, thank you for finally bringing the Masterpiece of project to fruition after so many delays.

    Bringing some of MMA's legend with you on this project was well appreciated, we need to do fleet of Western flick like this. I Highly recommend this movie to anyone who love Western but also with a blend of comedy attached as well man.

    To all my Martial Art lovers (Boxing/MMAs), please go see this movie as soon as you are able to do so. If you are unable to attend live at a Cinema, please buy it on whatever platforms (Netflix, Prime, Paramount or Disney).
  • cpking-99188 - 15 September 2023
    Screening Last Night
    Expecting this to be amusing and watchable, but shocked to find myself unable to stop laughing on scene after scene. Somehow, this shifts from an emotional journey of discovery and wisdom to an action-packed Western to brilliant comedic rug pulls where the level of anarchy rivals the best Monty Python and Mel Brooks. Every actor in this is great at comedy and has brilliant moments: even the despicable villains played by Barry Bostwick and Chris Browning. One bit with Erica Ash has the audience still laughing 20 seconds after they've moved on to the next scene. The loving message underlying this is grounded in scripture, yet with so many twists and turnarounds it all feels the opposite of preachy. For Western fans, every trope gets twisted. The score parodies Morricone and Elmer Bernstein, but with inspired music from legendary Michael Beardon, who is also brilliant as a sadistically demented piano player in a saloon scene. If you don't catch in theaters, just watch the first 5 minutes: you'll either be totally hooked or you'll know it's not for you. The most I've laughed in a theater in a decade.