Film200099 min

Shaft

Name: Shaft
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2000
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Busta Rhymes

Taste attributes: actionadventurecrimethrillerdetectiveunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarytroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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"Still the man, any questions?"

Boxlist takeA dark, wide-ranging crime thriller: heightened and heavy. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 919 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

Synopsis: TMDB