I take back the thing I said about how this movie portrays "bro" as white slang. It doesn't portray it as Germanic or black slang at all. Singleton rocks with this movie. Shaft is played by Samuel L Jackson (quite frankly this is better than the original Shaft). When things don't go as hoped, Shaft takes matters into his own hands. High-definition gunshots and high quality picture makes this movie even more superior. I advise those wanting a good movie to get this one. It's hardcore in every sense of the word. For those who love New York's hardcore hip hop music... you'll love this one. A good movie with some negativity for the most negative moods we all have.

I am rating this film a 'T' for Twaddle! in fact change that to a 'UT' for Utter Twaddle! Angelina Jolie is poncing and pouting away utilising her usual class A acting skills and those are the believable scenes. The film is filled with excuse after excuse for over played action scenes and the story line jumps so much you don't know where you are or why half the time. Granted there are twists that you don't see coming but sadly you literally don't care due to there being little to no depth to any of the characters. Clearly this has cost a huge fortune to make and if you like action films that make no sense then this will be right up your alley. Be careful not to fall down a huge plot hole though as this is riddled with them. One of the most ridiculous moments was when Jolie grabs a Russian style fur hat as she runs past a hat stall in order to disguise herself and in the next shot she is on a ferry unexplainably wearing a perfect matching cloak - oh well at least she looked like Nikita from the 80's Elton John track! Although having out of sheer nosiness just watched the Nikita video on you tube noticed Nikita looks rather like Jennifer Lawrence but perhaps I am just talking twaddle!

You'd think Samuel L. Jackson starring in a remake of Shaft would be the coolest thing ever. Seeing as Jackson and the character are two badass mother-shut yo mouths. But the end result is disappointing.The plot revolves around Shaft, played by Jackson, seeking to take down the son of a wealthy and powerful man. The son is played by Christian Bale, and the reason Shaft is after him is because he murdered a black man out of racial hate. But he managed to escape prison time and fled to Switzerland. Shaft gets sick,of the injustice and hands in his badge, taking a vigilante approach. His only hope is finding the lone witness of the murder and convince her to take the stand.Here's the film's main problem. The actions he takes are not protected by the law. The cops are even helping him, and no consequences are paid. True, you want him to win, but you can't overlook he is breaking the law. The original Shaft was more of a lone wolf. Shaft here can't seem to do anything without help.The films villains are forgettable. As good as Bale is, he's hardly there and is out of the majority of the action. Jeffrey Wright as a Hispanic gangster emerges as the main villain and is utterly uninteresting. A great villain should make you like him, even if you hate him. I don't even remember the character's name.But I think the biggest downfall is casting Richard Roundtree in a reprisal of his original Shaft role and waste him. He's pretty much a cameo and the film ends with a promise of the original badass mother-shut yo mouth kicking some ass, but we don't get to see it.The one thing this film needed was to be cool. It's unfortunately not.Shaft 4/10

Samuel L. Jackson is here in one of his best roles ever as the black no-nonsense NYC detective John Shaft who's mean, yet good-hearted and caring in his own strange and rough way; he's especially kind toward the scared bar waitress, played well by Toni Collette. He didn't mind being mean toward the Hispanic Peeples Hernandez, the part Jeffrey Wright played so convincingly. It was, to say the very least, extremely refreshing to see Vanessa Williams who portrayed Carmen Vasquez. Christian Bale, a very versatile actor, was the smart-aleck Walter Wade, Jr, for whom no sensible person could have any sympathy. Also, the unforgettable Richard Roundtree made a surprise, yet not-surprising, appearance as the "original" John Shaft, here John Shaft's uncle. Naturally, Isaac Hayes' musical contribution was a mind-sticker. And too, it is obvious that the director John Singleton made a great accomplishment. But while it was allegedly a serious drama, because of the filthy persiflage on the part of Jackson toward Wright and a few others, I was led to laugh, and did. They did for sure get carried away there. And yet, it was a story about a serious detective who hated injustice with a passion. Samuel L. Jackson, again, made you believe here that he was "the man who would risk his neck for fellow-man" for sure.