Did anyone else notice the nip-slip by Vanessa Williams in the bar scene where they throw a party for shaft ?

This is my all time favorite movie!! The entire cast was just amazing!!

A rather standard crime thriller plot, enhanced by a very solid cast and Samuel L. Jackson doing what Samuel Jackson does best. Jeffrey Wright and Christian Bale are good as the villains but the weak script brings the level of the film down. Good for a Sunday afternoon watch if you have nothing better to do.

I liked it a lot. Samuel L. Jackson has the aura to play a character like Shaft. Unfortunately I think the writing heavily weighed this movie down, they set so much up and it didn’t get paid off. Especially the ending, I had a similar reaction to the ending of “Uncut Gems”, just one a much smaller scale. I have yet to see the original Shaft, which I hear is pretty damn good. Wade was literally just Patrick Bateman if he didn’t have the balls to do what Patrick did, and they are played by the same guy! Who would have thought!! Overall this movie didn’t hurt nobody, and is just generally a pretty good time to be had. 41% is VERY low, seems a little unfair. 3.5/5 stars.

Shaft (2000) has a good performance from Samuel L. Jackson as the lead, a good performance from Christain Bale (right in the middle of his Amercian Psycho phase) as one of the villains, and then there's Jeffrey Wright, who absolutely acted his Ass Off as Peoples Hernandez, the other main villain. Supporting cast did well enough for what was asked of them, including Richard Roundtree who played the original Shaft and apparently stepped right out of a time portal from the 1970s to play Jackson's uncle. And yet, this movie as a whole is so completely forgettable. I saw it as a young dude back in the early 2000s and thought it was okay/not bad. I happened to come across it on one of my (few) movie channels earlier this year and while it was a nice little diversion and trip down memory lane, ultimately it does not provoke a strong urge in me to watch it again anytime soon. Maybe I'll buy 2 copies of the DVD to watch in 2044, one for me and one for the space capsule.

Listen. This movie is supposed to be an homage to the original, even having THE original John Shaft in the movie. As much as I love Samuel Jackson and Jeffery Wright. I can't recommend it.

i watched it on tv it was good film is 24 years old early 2000 vibes cool seeing jeffrey wright and christian bale as villains good action flick samuel l jackson is cool

So to get this strait: He becomes a serial killer just to apprehend one suspect of a single murder suspect. In the end, he doesn't get shot. Were we supposed to be on his side or something here? I didn't get the memo.

Absolute garbage, except for where Jeffrey Wright does here. This and Basquiat (which, in contrast, is actually a brilliant film) showcasing the peak of his acting skill.

Although the story is vapid, Samuel L. Jackson and Christian Bale add the right kick to make it an enjoyable, fast-paced action movie.

its the legendary movie of 2000,

A reboot of the 1971 original that is basically an origin story of Shaft before he becomes a detective.

The greatest 01 hour: and 38 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Singleton gives us a gritty, straight forward action flick utilizing the "lost witness" plot which has been employed consistently over the years, whereby an innocent civilian flees after witnessing a crime, trying to avoid both the bad guys who now want them dead and the police who desperately need their testimony. I definitely wouldn't have been impressed the first time I saw this over twenty years ago but the years since have made this a decent looking cast with names like Bale, Collette, and Jeffrey Wright all playing large parts. Vanessa Williams, Busta Rhymes, and even Richard Roundtree, have meaningful supporting roles as well. Samuel L. Jackson Binge: Having never seen the original Shaft I have nothing to compare Jackson to, but Singleton's conception of the famous vigilante cop felt tailored perfectly for SLJ. The role allowed Jackson to exhibit a healthy dose of swagger and bravado, which he unsurprisingly does with an entertaining confidence that keeps the paint by numbers plot somewhat engaging. 5.5/10 SLJ January #67

Samuel L Jackson, the only good part of this dreck

A film favorite. Great dialogue and action.

love it . political uncoreked ,fun movie .about father and son

Just didn't like it. I didn't like the story or the plot (which didn't really make sense), I didn't like the script, the direction, casting; it wasn't funny, the action was limp!

A really good thriller with great cast pity no direct sequel ie not the action-comedy version, great characters good direction.

Not Bale's best work, if you had to cast another actor to play Shaft Samuel Jackson is your man. Story is nothing special but I found the film to be rewatchable over the years.