Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Samuel L. Jackson | ... | John Shaft | |
Jessie T. Usher | ... | JJ Shaft | |
Richard Roundtree | ... | John Shaft, Sr. | |
Regina Hall | ... | Maya Babanikos | |
Alexandra Shipp | ... | Sasha Arias | |
Matt Lauria | ... | Major Gary Cutworth | |
Titus Welliver | ... | Special Agent Vietti | |
Method Man | ... | Freddy P. (as Cliff 'Method Man' Smith) | |
Isaach De Bankolé | ... | Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera | |
Avan Jogia | ... | Karim Hassan | |
Luna Lauren Velez | ... | Bennie Rodriguez (as Luna Lauren Vélez) | |
Robbie Jones | ... | Sergeant Keith Williams | |
Aaron Dominguez | ... | Staff Sergeant Eddie Dominguez | |
Ian Casselberry | ... | Manuel Orozco | |
Almeera Jiwa | ... | Anam |
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr. (Usher), may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death, he needs 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 coat, there's no denying family. Besides, Shaft's got an agenda of his own, and a score to settle that's professional and personal.
Yeah, there's not much depth to it, but when a film is this much fun it doesn't need it.