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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatHunter LanierFilm ThreatHunter LanierEven with its amateurish presentation and off-kilter action, Dolemite is far more fun than a good many of the high-stakes, high-budget films that the big studios roll out every month or so. Personality goes a long way.
- 80The New York TimesThe New York TimesDolemite remains the Citizen Kane of kung fu pimping movies. [26 May 2002, p.1]
- 75The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsMoore is so uncharismatic, he works his way back around to become incredibly charismatic, and so does the film.
- 75RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsA charmingly filthy, albeit rather amateurish stab at making a macho action-hero persona out of Moore's stand-up sensibility.
- 67The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinDolemite's plot has something to do with Moore squaring off against crooked cops and a crooked politician, but as in all of his movies, the story is less important than the cheap entertainment.
- 25TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA classic among lovers of truly bad movies.