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movie review - Shaft

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Sydney, 2000.11.02

The original Shaft movies were cult faves, but were actually pretty lame. This one lives down to that original low-water mark through the ridiculous writing (massive plot failure, horrible cliches, cringingly bad characterisation, inexplicable character motivation, etc). Avoid this movie. It gets one star because I didn't walk out.

Not recommended.

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