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A Balasaur Score of 59 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 67%, Metacritic 50/100. The highest scoring of the 2 titles in its series. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Metacritic50/100
1,507 audience votes
Key crew
- John SingletonDirector
- David ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
- Shane SalernoScreenplay
- Richard PriceScreenplay
- John SingletonScreenplay
Cast
- Samuel L. JacksonJohn Shaft
- Vanessa WilliamsCarmen Vasquez
- Jeffrey WrightPeoples Hernandez
- Christian BaleWalter Wade, Jr.
- Busta RhymesRasaan
- Dan HedayaJack Roselli
- Toni ColletteDiane Palmieri
- Richard Roundtree"Uncle" John Shaft
- Ruben Santiago-HudsonJimmy Groves
- Josef SommerCurt Flemming
- Lynne ThigpenCarla Howard
- Philip BoscoWalter Wade Senior
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Themes
drug dealernew york citycorruptionsibling relationshipbased on novel or bookitalian americanremakerevengemurderdrugspolice officerxenophobia