The classic Blaxploitation picture from 1971 returns to the big screen with Samuel L. Jackson
taking over the title role from Richard Roundtree. Jackson portrays Shaft, nephew of Roundtree's
legendary John Shaft. The younger Shaft is a police detective, unlike his uncle, who was a private
investigator. His latest assignment is to track down a murderer (Christian Bale) before he kills the
woman (Toni Collette) who witnessed his heinous crime. The mere appearance of Roundtree,
reprising his original role, gives the revamped Shaft all the credibility it needs, but it is director
John Singleton's spruced up action sequences, as well as Jackson, that makes the movie so
entertaining.
Directed by John Singleton - Rated R
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