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| | NYPD detective John Shaft is on a personal mission to commit Walter Wade Jr for a racially-motivated murder. He needs to find the eye witness and convince her to stand trial...
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Here's what our members thought of this title. 5 stars = very good, 1 star = poor.
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Crooked cops on the take …
small-time drug lords … sleazy informers and sadistic rich kids ready to
kill - for police detective John Shaft, it’s just another night in New
York City, another shift facing down cops and criminals who want him dead and a
legal system that thrives on money, not justice.
When spoiled college kid Walter Wade (Christian Bale) kills a young black
student, John Shaft (Samuel L Jackson) makes the arrest. Walter skips bail and
flees the country, and after two years of waiting, Shaft hauls him back into
custody as he secretly returns to the States. Whilst in prison Walter joins
forces with Peoples Hernandez (Jeffrey Wright), who wants revenge on Shaft for
humiliating him in the neighborhood he rules.
They conceive a plot to kill the only witness to Walters crime and get rid of
Shaft too. Walter’s wealthy father posts bail once again, Walter is back
out on the streets and looking to put Shaft in a body bag. So are two of
Shaft’s corrupt colleagues (Dan Hedaya and Ruben Santiago-Hudson).
For backup, Shaft can only trust two of his closest pals: Carmen (Vanessa
Williams), a colleague on the police force; and his streetwise confidant,
Rasaan (Busta Rhymes). Shaft has got to track down the one murder witness (Toni
Collette) who can put all of his enemies away for good even as the toughest
killers in the city close in on him.
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With some full on gun wielding mayhem, plenty of strong fruity language and
loads of that foot-tapping theme tune this movie really becomes an exuberant
slice of crime busting cool!
Universal
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