Personally, I prefer Fred Williamson over Richard Roundtree but he's still pretty cool. Shaft has some really great moments but the pacing is a little slow and the payoff is only so-so. Love that first fist fight in the PI office though. VF.
This review of Shaft (1971) was written by Jeff C on 01 Feb 2009.
Shaft has generally received positive reviews.
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