Good fun, but this third entry in the #ShaftTrilogy is much like the Bond films of the 1970s: lots of action but Bond doesn’t do much more than work his way through a series of inevitable events. Not much of a thriller; more of a predictable dawdle to the ending.
Not really recommended, but necessary for those who want to experience the fullest depth of Shaft.
I’m so very sorry about that one.
Well, no, not really.
★★★☆☆
Tonight, the first in the #ShaftTrilogy.
I’ve seen this first entry before, but it was some time ago and many of the best scenes I did not recall at all.
Some great thriller action, showing what New York was really like at the start of the ’70s: run down, filthy, and barely recognizable as a ‘modern city.’
The racial tensions are wound as tight as possible. Under all the jive vocabulary beats a strong energy to win for a change.
★★★★☆
Ian Alexander Martin