Rating of
2.5/4
Shaft
The Movie Man - wrote on 05/23/09
Shaft is a decent remake that only seems to want to be 'cool'. I'm a fan of John Singletons work but not this film. I thought the story was very clique, the direction is bad and so is the script. The acting is the best part. Samuel L Jackson is perfect for the role of Shaft and he did a good job. Christian Bale and Jeffrey Wright are good as the bad guys. Vanessa Williams and Toni Collette are good as well. The flaw however, is casting Busta Rhymes as Shafts left hand man, his role consists of nothing but foul language. Stick with the original.
