"Mr. Moses may be a director with a true sense of comedy and parody, but one can be sure. The screenplay, by Ron Cutler is so awful."
– Vincent Canby, The New York Times, January 24th 1974

"Willie Dynamite may not offer up the exploitation goods like The Mack, Coffy, or other popular entries in the "pimp" subgenre of blaxploitation, but it proves far more satisfying on a dramatic level."
– DVD Verdict

"There were a lot of films made during the blaxploitation era, but only a few of them are classics. Willie Dynamite is a classic."
– DVD Talk

"The lack of exploitation elements means there is plenty of room for a story and solid performances by the leads."
– DVDdrivein.com

"A classic 70's Blaxploitation film. Pimps as colorful as peacocks with land cruisers dressed in chrome."
- www.matchflick.com

"Willie Dynamite is part of the seventies like few films. It is one of the better representatives of the now all but extinct genre, the pimp flick...What sets this film apart from the others of its ilk is it has heart."
- Doug MacLean, www.hometheaterinfo.com