Der New Yorker Polizeibeamte John Shaft (Neffe des ursprünglichen Detektivs der 1970er Jahre) geht auf eine persönliche Mission, um sicherzustellen, dass der Sohn eines Immobilien-Tycoon nac... Alles lesenDer New Yorker Polizeibeamte John Shaft (Neffe des ursprünglichen Detektivs der 1970er Jahre) geht auf eine persönliche Mission, um sicherzustellen, dass der Sohn eines Immobilien-Tycoon nach einem rassistisch motivierten Mord vor Gericht gestellt wird.Der New Yorker Polizeibeamte John Shaft (Neffe des ursprünglichen Detektivs der 1970er Jahre) geht auf eine persönliche Mission, um sicherzustellen, dass der Sohn eines Immobilien-Tycoon nach einem rassistisch motivierten Mord vor Gericht gestellt wird.
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Singleton pays affectionate homage to the original film in many ways. Jackson actually plays the nephew of the original Shaft and, indeed, Richard Roundtree makes a cameo appearance early on in the film as Jackson's seasoned mentor. Singleton wisely uses the original Isaac Hayes recording of the hit song as background for the film's opening credit sequence and backs up many of the action scenes with an impressive instrumental interpretation as well.
The story offers little that is new for this particular genre whose films often rise or fall based on the quality of the foils against whom the hero must ultimately contend. Luckily, the filmmakers are blessed with not just one but two impressive villains Jeffrey Wright as Peoples Hernandez, a tough talking thug who wants to expand out of the little neighborhood kingdom he has established into the big time of upper class drug dealing, and Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr., the racist, spoiled-brat son of a New York City magnate whose hate crime killing of an innocent black man sets the plot in motion and serves as fodder for Shaft's personal vendetta. Bale proves definitively that the quality of subtle, soul-cringing evil he brought to his role in `American Psycho' was no fluke and that he can be as effective in a big budget extravaganza like this one as he is in a smaller scale, far more quirky work like `Psycho.' Vanessa Williams, on the other hand, who plays Shaft's partner and who is almost unrecognizable buried under a dark beret, fails to distinguish herself either in her role or in her performance.
Then we have Mr. Jackson himself. Here is a man who slides so effortlessly into the role that, despite the absurdity and incredibility of much that is going on around him, we never question the film's veracity for a moment. Whether tossing off wisecracks, shooting at unarmed criminals, pounding defenseless suspects into insensibility or consoling distraught witnesses, Shaft remains forever a hero, acting out the impulses we in the audience feel but are never able to fully act upon in our daily lives. Thus, this new `Shaft' works best as simpleminded good vs. evil melodrama and even the most sophisticated movie watcher can use a bit of that once in a while.
This one isn't meant to be taken too seriously, the car chases and shootouts are right outta anything Dirty Harry has done-but you know, John Singleton sez he intended for this to be a popcorn movie, and I agree, he has hit the bullseye with this.
And that Isaac Hayes score, gotta love it!
*** outta ****, go see it and have fun.
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- WissenswertesJohn Singleton planned a sequel, where Shaft battles drug lords in Jamaica. But the film's mediocre box office returns, and Samuel L. Jackson's disappointment with the film, stopped any plans of a sequel, at least until Shaft (2019).
- PatzerThe Trinidad and Tobago Flag hanging in Rasaan's apartment is upside-down (presumably because he didn't know any better).
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John Shaft: You know me. It's my duty to please that booty!
- SoundtracksTheme from Shaft
Written, Performed and Produced by Isaac Hayes
Courtesy of ILH Entertainment, Inc.
By Arrangement with Virgin Records America, Inc.
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- 46.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 70.334.258 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 21.714.757 $
- 18. Juni 2000
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 107.626.125 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 39 Minuten
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