We looked forward to seeing this sequel to the series and had fun, despite critics' dislike. Richard Roundtree returns as Shaft Sr., joined by Samuel L. Jackson as Jr. and Jessie T. Usher as III in the big cast, supported by Regina Hall and many more.
Directed by Tim Story from a screenplay by Kenya Barris and Alex Barnow, there are lots of great songs and in-jokes, including a reference to the fact that Jackson is sometimes mistaken for Laurence Fishburne and vice versa. It looks like there have been four Shaft movies before this, in 1971, 1972, 1973 (all with Roundtree), a Jackson version in 2000, and a Roundtree TV series in 1974-74.
Here's a partial list of songs. The soundtrack, however, is credited to Christopher Lennertz.
Roundtree was last blogged for What Men Want, Jackson for Spider-Man: Far from Home, Hall for Little, Barris for Girls Trip, and Lennertz for Bad Moms. Story directed Barbershop (2002), among others.
The aforementioned bad reviews from critics average 32% on Rotten Tomatoes but audiences clock in (mixed metaphor?) at 94%.
We saw it June 21, 2019, and it's now streaming at the usual outlets.
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