"Der Mob wollte Harlem zurück. Sie haben Shaft bekommen … bis jetzt."
Shaft
In Harlem soll Detektiv John Shaft die entführte Tochter eines Gangsterbosses befreien, ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste. Er gerät zwischen die Fronten eines Mafiakrieges. Aber Shaft ist mindestens genauso hart wie die Mafia, nur viel viel cooler …
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Alle auf TMDB ansehenRichard Roundtree was great and Shaft as a character was absolutely amazing, everything else from the plot which was thin and performances by the supporting cast was a bit iffy. The pacing was also pretty slow and despite only being 100 minutes, felt a bit longer. Still, a good opening into the franchise. **3.5/5**
Richard Rowntree exudes loads of charisma here as he takes on the role of the shrewd Harlem private investigator “Shaft” who finds himself embroiled in some fairly brutal New York politics. He’s drafted in by local gangster “Bumpy” (Moses Gunn) when this man’s daughter is kidnapped. He doesn’t know by whom or why - there are no ransom demands nor many breadcrumbs to follow, but there are plenty of…