| Shaft Review |
| by Alex Ioshpe |
| MPAA: Rated R for strong violence and language
Runtime: USA:99
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| Shaft Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| It’s tough to anticipate what to expect from a film with this much
baggage. Throughout the production of Shaft – a remake/sequel of the
1971 blaxploitation film of the same name – reports surfaced almost
daily about ugly name-calling incidents between...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by John Beachem |
| John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) is back after a 19 year hiatus. This time his
enemy is a racist young punk named Walter Williams (Christian Bale), who
killed a young black man and skipped off to Europe on bail. Now, two years
later, Walter has turned...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Shay Casey |
| *** out of ****
Year: 2000. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Christian
Bale, Jeffrey Wright, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette, Dan Hedaya, Ruben
Santiago-Hudson, Richard Roundtree. Written by John Singleton & Shane
Salerno (story) and...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Edward Johnson-Ott |
| Shaft (2000)
Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Busta
Rhymes, Dan Hedaya, Toni Collette, Richard Roundtree, Ruben Santiago-Hudson,
Josef Sommer, Lynne Thigpen, Philip Bosco, Pat Hingle, Lee Tergesen, Mekhi
Phifer....more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| Back in 1971, "Shaft" was a revolutionary film - it introduced an
African-American hero who bed countless women a la James Bond and
could be as mean and relentless as most other private detectives, such
as Philip Marlowe. Not just that, the film also...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| SHAFT (director/writer: John Singleton ; screenwriter: Ernest Tidyman
(novel)/Richard Price/Shane Salerno; cinematographer: Donald E. Thorin;
editors: John Bloom/Antonia Van Drimmelen; cast: Samuel L. Jackson (John
Shaft), Vanessa Williams (Detective...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Laura Clifford |
| In 1971, Richard Roundtree starred as "the cat who won't cut out, when there's
danger all about" in Gordon Parks's seminal blaxploitation film, "Shaft." That
film spawned two sequels and a TV series. Now, nearly 30 years later, Samuel L.
Jackson reprises...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Christian Pyle |
| Shaft
Reviewed by Christian Pyle
Directed by John Singleton
Written by Richard Price
Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian
Bale, and Busta Rhymes
Grade: A- more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Frankie Paiva |
| rated R
98 minutes
Paramount Pictures
starring Samuel L. Jackson, Christian Bale, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey
Wright, Toni Collette, and Busta Rhymes
written by Richard Price
from the novel by Ernest Tidyman
directed by John Singleton more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Homer Yen |
| When Detective Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) says, "don't
make me chase you," the bad guy better be able to
escape. When Detective Shaft is involved in a shoot
out, the bad guy better not miss. When Detective
Shaft is on a mission, you better stay out of...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| SHAFT (2000)
(Paramount)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright, Vanessa
Williams, Toni Collette, Busta Rhymes.
Screenplay: Richard Price and John Singleton & Shane Salerno, based on
the novel by Ernest Tidyman.
Producers: Scott...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| This film is not a remake of the original 1971 film starring Richard
Roundtree as the baddest mutha on the streets of New York, but an update,
starring the ultimate cool man, Sam Jackson, as the nephew of the original
Shaft character. By now, I think...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| /Shaft/ is yet another sequel (the fourth, if I recall right) to the
classic original with the same name. Partly also a remake, the movie
is edgy with Samuel Jackson delivering a great performance as John
Shaft, but the plot is highly disjointed and...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Cinematically speaking, Gordon Parks' original 1971 _Shaft_ is not a
great film. A bit slow at times and more than a little rough around the
edges as it builds to its climactic explosion of violent action, this
spirited but formulaic yarn that initially...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by John Singleton.
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright, Vanessa Williams,
Toni Collette, Dan Hedaya, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Busta Rhymes, Richard
Roundtree, Josef Sommer, Lynne Thigpen, Lee Tergesen, Daniel Von Bargen,...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan |
| Directed by John Singleton. Screenplay by Richard Price, from a story by
Singleton, Shane Salerno and Price, based on the novel Ernest Tidyman.
Starring Samuel L Jackson, Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright. Running time:
98 minutes. Rated AA for offensive...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| Shaft (2000) 1 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Richard
Roundtree, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Busta
Rhymes, Dan Hedaya and Toni Collette. Music by David Arnold and Isaac
Hayes. Story by John Singleton and Shane...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Paramount Pictures
Director: John Singleton
Writer: Richard Price, John Singleton, Shane Salerno, novel
by Ernest Tidyman
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Jeffrey
Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "SHAFT" (Paramount Pictures)
When Samuel L. Jackson learned that director John Singleton
was doing "Shaft," his first reaction was, "Why do we need a remake?"
- which was mine, too. Gordon Parks's 1971 original, based...more |
| Shaft Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| SHAFT
A film review by Christopher Null
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