Shaft
Samuel L. Jackson stars in this updated version of the classic early-70s blaxploitation action/crime movie. And since it's the 21st century you can just imagine what level the intensity is going to be - a lot of violence and a lot of attitude.
The story is very intricate and involves Shaft's pursuit of a rich, racist murderer who can evade justice and his partnership with a drug dealer to track down the sole eye witness who could convict him. In between Shaft spends a lot of time trying to work within the system to bring all the bad guys down but eventually becomes an all-out mercenary in his pursuit for justice.
The action is vital to the story, and pretty much is the story at some points. It's not surprising the screenplay and editing seem so disjointed according to all the stories of production problems on the set of this thing. Still, it's got a little bit of everything for everyone.
GRADE: B
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