SHORT TAKES

SHAFT’S BIG SCORE - Scores a big, fat zero. Also includes the longest, least interesting climactic chase in recent movie history.

JOE KIDD — A dull, routine western, enlivened only by Clint Eastwood’s hostile presence. The whole thing is as smoothly and prefunctorily put together as a General Motors car; when you see it on television next year you may be reminded of the Edsel.