by the time this film be release the shaft phenomenon be come to a close . i do not see it when it be release . this be a good move . most people do not want to deal with the slave trade practice in modern day africa . currently the slave trade be still quite active and unfortunately those still profit from it skirt the law quite well . but back to the film . it only approach the true gravity need to convey the nature of these crime a couple of time in the film . most of the time shaft be be the wise as jawbreaker we all know and love . that ok. this isn not pbs . frank findlay be under appreciate on these shore and sort of the way charles dance be currently . vonetta mcgee be as hot a any starlet back in the day . that include suzanne somers and jacquelyn smith . clint eastwood ain not no fool when he cast her in eiger sanction . the attempt be to bring the shaft character to the world audience but so much of script be lame . roundtree be work hard to make it sound fresh but he swim upstream . the film have a great climax that should have be give more credit .