Film Evaluation: Shaft (2019) | The Ace Black Film Weblog

Director: Tim Story  
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Richard Roundtree, Regina Corridor, Alexandra Shipp  
Working Time: 112 minutes  

Synopsis: In Harlem of 1989, personal investigator John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) is ambushed by thugs working for gang chief Gordito. Shaft’s girlfriend Maya (Regina Corridor) is fed-up with the violence and leaves him, taking Shaft’s younger son J.J. along with her. 20 years later, J.J. (Jessie T. Usher) is an analyst working on the FBI’s New York workplace. When his finest buddy Karim dies below suspicious circumstances, J.J seeks his father’s assist to analyze. Father and son must get re-acquainted, whereas the path of proof results in a mosque, a veteran assist group, and none apart from Gordito. When extra firepower is required, Shaft turns to his legendary father John Shaft Sr. (Richard Roundtree) for assist.

What Works Effectively: The fifth movie within the collection that began in 1971, this model advantages from Samuel L. Jackson in prime type oozing confidence and swagger, and the in the end irresistible premise of three generations of John Shaft becoming a member of forces to remove evil. The sharp script (by Kenya Barris and Alex Barnow) is full of humour, profanity, and zingers, and full of loud and intense motion scenes. The rapid-fire father-son interactions are juiced by clashing inter-generational views and some character-driven surprises (J.J. doesn’t like weapons, till he does).

J.J.: I am fairly certain ladies don’t love being advised what it’s that they like.