The filmmakers behind New Jack Fury wanted to recreate the experience of watching late-night, trashy B-movies on ’80s/’90s cable television. Anyone who has ever watched USA Up All Night or any show by Joe Bob Briggs knows what I am talking about. New Jack Fury offers just that, complete with ridiculously hilarious commercials that are often more entertaining and funnier than the movie itself. Still, I enjoyed the actual movie, but acknowledge that the filmmakers intended to make a funny, bad movie from the get-go.
The movie follows a police detective who aims to take down the Styles Syndicate. Unfortunately, Dylan Gamble (Andre Hall) gets fired from the force before he can accomplish this but decides to take the law into his own hands after his girlfriend Tanisha gets abducted by a member of the Styles Syndicate. He finds himself working with criminals Hendrix Moon (Paul Wheeler) and Moon’s arch-rival, Leslie Kindall (Michael Trapson), to rescue his love.
Written and directed by Lanfia Wal, New Jack Fury is good fun but shows its budget limitations. The obvious low-budget visuals are part of the film’s charm. Lanfia Wal has obviously spent much time watching bad, low-budget crime flicks on cable television, and he brings that sensibility and sense of humor to this movie.
The whole affair is rather absurd, and if one can get past the ludicrous visuals and silly humor, anyone who has spent enough time watching bad movies on late-night cable television will appreciate what this movie intends to accomplish.