Director: Tim Story
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson , Jessie T. Usher , Regina Hall , Alexandra Shipp , Titus Welliver , Avan Jogia , Luna Lauren Vélez , Richard Roundtree , Isaach De Bankolé , Aaron Dominguez
Plot: "Shaft" is the next chapter in the film franchise featuring the coolest private eye on any New York City block. JJ, aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher), may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ's youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft (Jackson) agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem's heroin-infested underbelly. And while JJ's own FBI analyst's badge may clash with his dad's trademark leather coat, there's no denying family. Besides, Shaft's got an agenda of his own, and score to settle that's professional and personal.
My Movie Review: The movie is still enjoyable despite its by-the-books buddy action comedy:) Shaft is a regressive sequel that is outdated and sometimes get trap in its own silliness yet still deliver wholesome old school fun' that critics may disagree but most audience can appreciate:) Jessie T. Usher is up for a challenge being the New Shaft as he find his best friend found dead make him start to investigate get some action and ask help to his dad after not seeing in years! Regina Hall is bringing some flavor she's funny keeping it light as Maya protective mother to JJ Samuel L. Jackson son once he enters the fray however, the pace of the film picks up faster! The story is secondary to Jackson’s performance, with the film more a collection of ideas for scenes than a coherent film, it is hard to care about how it ends, their third act, or its resolution! Alexandra Shipp is a welcome addition as she balance the pairing with smarts and a little sass!
Movie News: There’s a new “Shaft,” and why not? Just to be clear, the latest movie with that title, directed by Tim Story, stars both of the old Shafts: Richard Roundtree, who created the role in the 1971 original and its several sequels, and Samuel L. Jackson, who revived the franchise almost 30 years later. They play father and son, and third generation is represented by Jessie T. Usher a dynasty of complicated men. One smooth, one crude, one woke. With plenty of work to do. It isn’t as if the complexities of race, masculinity, violence and capitalism that the first “Shaft” spun into blaxploitation gold have gone away. But this iteration, in spite of a smattering of topical references, is steadfastly not political. Its main comic idea the sometimes funny script is that Shaft (the one played by Jackson) is not politically correct. He’s another one of those grumpy older guys with lots to complain' about us in particular the younger generation!
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/movies/shaft-review.html
Movie News: There’s a new “Shaft,” and why not? Just to be clear, the latest movie with that title, directed by Tim Story, stars both of the old Shafts: Richard Roundtree, who created the role in the 1971 original and its several sequels, and Samuel L. Jackson, who revived the franchise almost 30 years later. They play father and son, and third generation is represented by Jessie T. Usher a dynasty of complicated men. One smooth, one crude, one woke. With plenty of work to do. It isn’t as if the complexities of race, masculinity, violence and capitalism that the first “Shaft” spun into blaxploitation gold have gone away. But this iteration, in spite of a smattering of topical references, is steadfastly not political. Its main comic idea the sometimes funny script is that Shaft (the one played by Jackson) is not politically correct. He’s another one of those grumpy older guys with lots to complain' about us in particular the younger generation!
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/movies/shaft-review.html
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