I usually really enjoy a good action flick, which this is. However, it has been cast and directed so stereotypically that I can't enjoy the movie because of it. Not all Africian-American's live the life portrayed or dress in a muscle beach t-shirt. This movie degrades Africian-Americans, but looking at the bi-polar voting results, it appears that there are too many who deem anything black a "10". I think the producers could have delivered a pretty good flick if they hadn't tried to pander to the "blacker is better" faction. There might be some talent lurking here, but as long as the portrayal is "Shaft", we'll never know. Too bad. Bottom line is that this should be a rental--at best.