SHAFT (2019) Visual Review

He may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, JJ—aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher)—will need an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft (Jackson) agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly. And while JJ’s own FBI analyst’s badge may clash with his dad’s trademark leather duster, there’s no denying family. Besides, Shaft’s got an agenda of his own, and a score to settle that’s professional and personal.

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Release date: June 14, 2019
Studio: New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.)
Director: Tim Story
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, violence, sexual content, some drug material and brief nudity
Screenwriters: Kenya Barris, Alex Barnow
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Alexandra Shipp, Regina Hall, Method Man, Richard Roundtree
Genre: action, crime

Here is my visual review done in an original visual style with several graphics that work you through the film.

It is great to see a disconnected family come together and work together toward a common goal. Though most critics did not like the film, it nonetheless has a lot to offer. For example, the son, father, and grandfather working through their issues. Plus, incredible nostalgia, love, and humor.

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