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Shaft

2000
Suspense/Thriller, Crime
1h 39m
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Rated 19 Jun 2019
70
53rd
Quick have Jackson say motherfucker to tickle the viewer. Shaft so crazy he’s his fathers nephew now.
Rated 28 Dec 2013
50
13th
I remember very little, very very little. What little mental image I could conjure up was sitting in a state of aimless boredom wondering why this was worth watching. Then my eyes would wander away from the screen and settle on my lower outstretched body - 'shaft' - wondering what I could do to pass the time instead of watching this aimless crap - 'shaft' - at least masturbation is worth revisiting...
Rated 19 Mar 2007
58
28th
Samuel L. Jackson fills the role nicely, but the movie doesn't quite work outside of the character.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
22
13th
The action is absolutely terrible and Busta Rhymes' character is just straight up annoying to the point of frustration akin to that of Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
58
18th
The original Shaft was suave, cool, and level-headed. Though the plot was pretty formulaic, at least the character was enjoyable and funny. The emphasis on anger and social justice infused in this remake results in diminished charm and an occasionally pretty uncomfortable experience (e.g. the beat down of the drug dealer). Jackson is still charismatic and Wright steals the show, but otherwise the movie is dispensable.
Rated 18 Feb 2010
45
7th
This is one of those completely forgettable remakes that doesn't have a single memorable thing about it. It's more or less a tailored star vehicle for Samuel L. Jackson. It has none of the charm of the original shaft and just feels like overproduced junk.
Rated 14 Oct 2016
21
7th
A hodgepodge of weightless killings and social justice, with whatever the opposite of 'a flair for the dramatic' is in regards to how they handle the two major threats. Stuff is resolved, but never in a climactic fashion. Samuel L. Jackson is cool as usual, but is he really Shaft? He makes one sexual comment and kisses another lady on the forehead throughout the 90 minutes of the film, so the first line of The Theme of Shaft might be a bit overstated. Bale is fun but underused as his A.P. self.
Rated 05 Oct 2019
70
48th
Good
Rated 27 Jan 2007
55
21st
I'm a huge Samuel L Jackson fan, but the ending of this movie just sucked.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
50
34th
Samuel L. makes a great blaxploitation hero, Christian Bale makes a great blaxploitation villain and Singleton certainly knows what he's doing. But it just seems like it misses some of the marks the old Shaft movies hit so well just by a little, and it costs this film dearly.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
50
20th
Would have been cooler if Shaft had a bazooka.
Rated 13 Jul 2007
83
31st
Not terrible, but didn't live up to expectations.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
87
68th
Shaft is an exciting action flick with an urban twist, but it never fades into obscurity.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
26th
Some decent action, but nowhere near the entertainment value of the originals.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
76
35th
Nice enough action film, but needed more incorrectness.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
68
19th
Original was better
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
48th
Good enough.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
12th
Remake=bad idea
Rated 14 Aug 2007
3
28th
They should have given the SHAFT to this screenplay in favor of one with more geniune wit behind it!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
11th
Ug.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
44th
Fun simply put, just fun.
Rated 18 Aug 2007
50
14th
Average. Not a movie that will go into history known for its greatness.
Rated 24 Aug 2007
45
46th
ok
Rated 15 Sep 2007
65
49th
Cool, entertaining, but not all that good. Jackson steals what little show there is.
Rated 19 Nov 2007
50
9th
american policeman glorification
Rated 03 Dec 2007
59
52nd
They should have gone for a harsher rating, and a better story. It could have been great.
Rated 08 Mar 2008
30
14th
Pretty boring, actually. An occasional amusing line, an occasional action sequence, and a super twisty overblown plot plot & more plot.
Rated 24 Apr 2008
66
60th
There's a reason most iconic 70's films and shows were resurrected as comedies--these characters don't really make as much sense nowadays, or at least they aren't cool in the same way they were before. So I have a hard time buying the Updated Shaft character as being awesome to begin with--but this movie has really entertaining performances from Christian Bale and Jeffrey Wright.
Rated 16 Sep 2008
80
68th
Surprisingly well-done and exciting resurrection of the series. (In fact, I like it better than the first _Shaft_.) Bale and Wright are a great pair of villains
Rated 17 Sep 2008
30
35th
kliche
Rated 23 Sep 2008
40
20th
Somewhat fun, with some excellent performances from a cast loaded with great character actors. Too bad it has no plot. Wright is so good here he's unrecognizable. He's the villain...sort of. The movie wants that role to be filled by a chilling Bale, but brutally under-uses him. Given the fit between lead actor and source material, the movie’s nowhere near as good as you’d expect. But it’s not without its pleasures either.
Rated 30 Sep 2008
50
34th
I WANTED to like this, and I thought Samuel L Jackson made a fine shaft, but this was TOO toned down
Rated 16 Jan 2009
41
41st
Hilarious! Christian Bale though...::growls::
Rated 26 Jan 2009
55
6th
Amusing
Rated 18 Feb 2009
35
23rd
A disappointment to know that Christian Bale is in this movie. Samuel L. Jackson is not bad here, but the movie abuses of the cliche, no many attractions. Nothing special.
Rated 23 May 2009
50
21st
Like 51st State, it's fun watching Samuel L. acting more black than anyone has ever done before, but the story is unremarkable at best. A clear definition of average.
Rated 12 Jun 2009
69
27th
That famous shaft rift and an excellent Samuel L Jackson performance just about rescue what would otherwise be a run of the mill crime thriller.
Rated 10 Jul 2009
70
16th
Ohh that soundtrack. And that scene with Christian Bale referencing "American Psycho," hilarious! And Samuel L. Jackson being, well, himself.
Rated 15 Jul 2009
77
38th
Nothing with Samuel L Jackson as the original blacksploitation icon can ever be truly bad, but this is a lot more boring and predictable than it should have been. Christian Bale gives an entertainingly villainous performance, though.
Rated 23 Jul 2009
60
29th
The perfect casting of Bale as the posh bad guy is a saving grace.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
18
13th
Not needed.
Rated 09 Aug 2009
4
1st
Manages to abandon all of the elements that made the original film compelling and entertaining.
Rated 08 Oct 2009
60
20th
Not as good as the original film series
Rated 04 Apr 2010
23
25th
Maybe I'm ignorant because I live in the country, but when Christian Bale was picking on the black guy in the beginning: I really wondered if any of the phrases he used were actually racist. I was especially shocked that they can make a movie about a racist murderer, but still can't let this murderer actually say anything more racist than, "ai-ght."
Rated 10 Apr 2010
85
79th
I really like it, Christian Bale does great in directing his anger at someone
Rated 26 Apr 2010
60
41st
Passable entertainment.
Rated 01 Sep 2010
72
20th
Why did they make him an actual cop? Shaft operates outside the law, but in cooperation with it. Also switching antagonists half-way through the film was a mistake, and not enough sex.
Rated 05 Sep 2010
41
46th
#00s(e)#, story, (SL Jackson)
Rated 20 Sep 2010
63
34th
Jackson is cool and Bale is over the top as a baddie but overall not that great.
Rated 10 Jan 2011
67
38th
67.250
Rated 10 Mar 2011
57
28th
Decent attempt to re-warm the old classic. It's quite ironic that even though this was done much more seriously, the story is much worse.
Rated 25 Mar 2011
82
64th
lol people need to give this movie and Formula 51 more credit...oh and Busta Rhymes acting skills too........................
Rated 17 Dec 2011
76
56th
Although this movie isn't perfect I still enjoyed it a lot. It is not as good as the original but I think Samuel L. Jackson does a good job in the lead role. If you are looking for something not to serious then check this movie out.
Rated 20 Feb 2012
68
40th
20/2/2012
Rated 01 Apr 2012
40
37th
Going into a movie where Samuel L Jackson plays as Shaft, you'd expect him to be more like, uh, you know... like Shaft? The movie instead became some lame, cheesy crime drama which could have been a lot more entertaining had they went the goofball blackspolitation route.
Rated 07 Apr 2012
57
33rd
Disperse! Sam has some pretty badass dialogue, but I had no interest in watching Bale or Wright, and they get a lot of screen time.
Rated 05 Jun 2012
32
10th
I have no idea how this was so fucking boring, it should have been awesome. Up until this point I would have said Sam Jackson can save any movie. I guess not.
Rated 16 Jan 2013
70
56th
Better than you probably think it will be, I promise.
Rated 19 Jan 2013
64
45th
Cool black dude beats up white punks.
Rated 21 Jan 2013
60
30th
Jackson is a bad ass dude in this movie. But he can't match up with Roundtree and updating the story doesn't help either.
Rated 23 Mar 2013
50
42nd
53 It wasn't Shaft, but it was defiantly something.
Rated 02 Jan 2014
45
14th
Much of this movie really isn't very good. The main character is neither interesting nor particularly cool despite being played by Samuel L. Jackson. That being said Jeffrey Wright gives an incredible performance and Christian Bale does a damn decent job as well. How they got such a great cast for this I really don't know.
Rated 24 Jun 2014
61
45th
A fun send up to the old grindhouse classic.
Rated 08 Aug 2014
55
35th
Trying to look at this compared to the original is useless. However, on its own, this movie Is not awful. It has a garbage story but Bale and Jackson uplift this as do their interesting dialogue and personalities. This film isnt good, but its not totally bad either.
Rated 20 Jan 2018
64
66th
good movie
Rated 17 May 2021
40
26th
BORDERLINE
Rated 14 Jan 2022
85
29th
Plot: John Shaft (Samuel L Jackson) a detective working for police has a new bane of his career who goes by the name of Walter Wade (Christian Bale) a murder who got away with said crime Bail money was given out Its a solid action flick that will satisfy people Entertaining personalities for Shaft (both in action & flirt modes) & rest of the cast will allow you to keep track of all characters actions Dont forget about music inspired by late great Isaac Hayes song about Richard Roundtree's Shaft
Rated 05 Mar 2022
76
50th
Generic actioner stamped with the “Shaft” brand is about par for the course for its era – slick and shiny, not too intense, and in this instance sold by the considerable power of the full flight Jackson Swagger. Shows signs of higher ambition, in its characterisation of Shaft as a “Dirty Harry” rule breaker, but keeps being dragged back to more conventional stylings – for character actor buffs, the sight of Hedaya, Sommer, Bosco and Hingle almost sharing the screen together is a treat.
Rated 27 May 2022
63
48th
Jeffrey Wright steals the show as Peoples Hernandez.

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