Still the man, any questions?
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, effortless and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
Who loves it, who doesn't
19 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Samuel L. JacksonJohn Shaft
- Vanessa WilliamsCarmen Vasquez
- Jeffrey WrightPeoples Hernandez
- Christian BaleWalter Wade, Jr.
- Busta RhymesRasaan
- Dan HedayaJack Roselli
- Toni ColletteDiane Palmieri
- Richard Roundtree"Uncle" John Shaft
- Ruben Santiago-HudsonJimmy Groves
- Josef SommerCurt Flemming
Crew
- John SingletonDirector
- Shane SalernoScreenplay
- John SingletonScreenplay
- Richard PriceScreenplay
- Ernest TidymanNovel
- Donald E. ThorinDirector of Photography
- David ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
- John BloomEditor
- Antonia Van DrimmelenEditor
- Al RodgersEditor
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