Poetic Justice R

A Street Romance.
Poetic Justice
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  • Commentary
  • Bios and Filmographies
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Rated: R
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 49 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: March 16, 1999
  • Originally Released: 1993
  • Label: Sony Pictures

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Rotten37%

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 38,415
Its ambitious aims are commendable in themselves, but regrettable since they overinflate what might have been a simpler and better film. Full Review
Christian Science Monitor
Apr 26, 2019
[I]t's a worthy entry in Singleton’s oeuvre. The movie has a romantic twist and offers a loving but critical meditation on Black masculinity in the early ’90s from a female perspective.
The Atlantic
Sep 8, 2021
Rating: 2/4 -- In short, the movie's pretty much of a mess, as it struggles with big themes but hasn't figured out what to do with them. Full Review
Baltimore Sun
Apr 26, 2019
After a deceptively funny and offbeat beginning, the movie keeps restarting; each new start shows some promise, and Singleton's talent never really deserts him-but the parts don't come together to create a unified story. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Apr 26, 2019
If what you really want to see is a simple love story, this is the picture for you. Simple it is, as in simple-minded. Full Review
People Magazine
Apr 26, 2019
...Jackson proves herself a natural in front of the camera....Shakur has the juicier part and turns in truly outstanding work...
Variety
Jul 26, 1993
"Poetic Justice" is a disappointment. Full Review
Los Angeles Times
Apr 26, 2019

Description by OLDIES.com:

Superstar Janet Jackson makes her stunning film debut in director John Singleton's (Boyz N The Hood) street-smart love story Poetic Justice.

A mismatched pair pushed together on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland, Justice (Jackson) and Lucky (Tupac Shakur) have only one thing in common: they can't stand each other. But as their friends Lesha and Chicago (Regina King and Joe Torry) fight - and make up - in the back of the van, Justice and Lucky find themselves reluctantly drawn together. After a surprising detour toward romance, the two travelers are confronted once again by the shocking violence they thought they'd left behind. Featuring the music of Naughty by Nature and Tony! Toni! Tone! and the poetry of Maya Angelou, Poetic Justice is every bit as intense, original and unforgettable as Boyz N The Hood.

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Pop princess Janet Jackson plays Justice, a hairdresser and poet living in South Central Los Angeles, in the second film from director John Singleton. Justice saw her first love killed over a gang grudge, and ever since she's been aloof and lonely. She agrees to go on a road trip with her friend, and meets Lucky (Tupac Shakur), a love-struck mailman who soon finds that Justice will not be easily won over. As they discover that they have ideas about life in common, Justice feels that she is not as alone as she had thought.

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  • UPC: 043396523999
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