Jeffrey Wright is terrible.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Shaft
AceRoccola — 12 years ago(April 14, 2013 01:18 AM)
"According to an interview with Christian Bale, one of the main reasons why he took the role was because of a fight scene between Walter Wade and Shaft on an airport runway. The scene was filmed but was cut to make room for more scenes with Jeffrey Wright who scored highly with preview audiences."
Reading this fills me with an intense hatred for preview audiences. Peoples (worst character name ever) is a joke, and consequently every scene with him in it is a joke. He's a substandard villain that would be more at home in a Uwe Boll project. The film would be a lot stronger if they hadn't trampled over the main story in order to add more scenes with this putz. -
spookyrat1 — 12 years ago(May 21, 2013 06:14 AM)
Same here. I can understand the preview audience's enthusiasm for him as a villain, where he seems to be playing against type to a certain extent. In many of the roles I've seen him in, he's far more restrained, less physical and more studious. In Shaft he was pure menace.
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crysjumar — 10 years ago(May 04, 2015 04:10 PM)
I thought Wright's performance was one of the worst I've seen in a mainstream film. He should be ashamed of himself.
i watch this movie SPECIFICALLY to see People's Hernandez. excellent.
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BigBlaster123 — 10 years ago(October 02, 2015 06:42 PM)
Just watched it, and as I remembered after watching for the first time some 14 years ago, Jeffrey Wright makes the film. The rest is meh, but Wright steals the show. Wish we could have seen Wright play more outlandish roles. Great acting.
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KennethX — 10 years ago(October 17, 2015 03:42 AM)
yup. Wright's performance is the best thing about the movie.
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