This is an entertaining sequel to the legendary blaxploitation movie Shaft. The budget seems to be a bit bigger and the movie-making is a little slicker, which helps ensure that this is of a similar level to the original. It does of course lack the freshness of the first movie and it doesn't have an epic theme tune like that film either. But Richard Roundtree is great once again in the central role and Moses Gunn is once more ace as the Harlem gang boss Bumpy. The story has Shaft trying to find out who murdered one of his old buddies. So, while this doesn't have the impact of the original, it's a worthy follow up all the same.
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