The Shaft

Now, when you see that I've just watched a movie called The Shaft, I'm sure that you're thinking, Hey, I thought this was Bad Movie Guy.com, not Porn Movie Guy.com! But, don't worry, that's only in your dirty mind. And, I'll try not to do any Bad Mother...shut your mouth jokes, either...I'll try! This movie is actually a horror movie, although the horror isn't what you'd call scary.



Here's the story: In the historic Millenium Building in New York, there's something suddenly wrong with the elevators. They're going to floors no one wants them at, the doors are opening and closing on their own, they're moving way too fast and...oh yeah...they're killing people! Are the elevators haunted? Is some maniac using the elevators to kill people? It's up to an investigative reporter and an elevator repairman to figure out this mystery. The Shaft stars a very young Naomi Watts as the reporter, there I told you everything that's good about this movie.

And while I enjoy looking at Naomi as much as the next guy, there needs to be a little more to entertain me. Ron Perlman is here, Michael Ironside is here, but even they can't make this movie scary. The only part that I found mildly interesting is seeing them talk about a terrorist attack on this 'historic' building in New York in a scene set against a New York skyline prominently featuring the World Trade Center, a little more than ironic and it may have been the only part of the movie that gave me any kind of chill.

But, for an afternoon popcorn movie, it could have been worse. It moves along at a fast pace, the acting is good and there's an evil elevator! I'm giving The Shaft (no that's not a joke!) two cigars, because beside the lack of horror, it still kept me mildly entertained! So, until next time when I'll give the shaft to another movie...or maybe it'll give the shaft to me, remember that the best movies are bad movies.