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Overview

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Director:
John Singleton
Writers (WGA):
Ernest Tidyman (novel)
John Singleton (story) ...
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Release Date:
16 June 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Still the man, any questions?
Plot:
New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win & 12 nominations more
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Shaft - Noch Fragen? (Germany)
Shaft Returns (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language.
Runtime:
99 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
The word 'fuck' is used 165 times. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: After a trash can thrown at Shaft breaks a car window, you can see smoke from the explosion that was used to really break the window. more
Quotes:
John Shaft: You know me. It's my duty to please that booty! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) more
Soundtrack:
La Paleta more

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33 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
Still the man..., 20 June 2000
8/10

I went to see this movie expecting to see a big-budget remake of the original Shaft, and I got it.

This version is a lot more violent than the original, it didn't seem to be in Shaft's style. The pacing and editing in the first half of the movie were fast and smooth. John Singleton did a great job in establishing Shaft's character and the plot. During the second half of the movie (when the action really begins), however, the movie starts to lose it's original slickness.

Samuel L. Jackson is truly a great Shaft, he's probably the only actor out there (besides the great Richard Roundtree) who could pull this off, and he does an excellent job. This time around, though, we don't really see Shaft's "Ladies' Man" side, except for a couple of innuendoes with minor characters. Like I said, Jackson's Shaft is a little too violent (even for a desensitized, Tarantino fan like me). Christian Bale, after playing a cold,rich, psychopathic killer in "American Psycho", plays a...cold, rich, psychopathic killer. He's perfect in his ability to make us feel absolutely no compassion for him. It's impossible not to mention Bustah Rhymes in a small but great role as Shaft's driver/assistant. He provides some of the comic relief, taking some strain off of Jackson.

I thoroughly enjoyed Isaac Hayes' Oscar-Winning theme, which plays throughout the movie.

This Shaft is a great movie for anyone who's a fan of the original, Sam Jackson, or great action movies in general.

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