On paper this seems interesting. Story is a solid director. Sam Jax was made to play Shaft and Regina Hall is always good. This movie wasn't needed but neither are most reboots and the world still turns around okay.
But this trailer does not do anything good for this movie.
2. "This is a pretty apt comparison" In response to Reply # 1
>He's the black Brett Ratner. > >
I mean I like his movies. But I couldn't put him up there with Jenkins or Spike or Ava. He doesn't seem like he's trying to make 'A'rt, just relatively entertaining movies.