Janet Jackson,
Tupac Shakur,
Regina King,
Joe Torry,
Tyra Ferrell
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R&B star Janet Jackson made an impressive film debut in Poetic Justice as Justice, a hairdresser at a small salon in South Central Los Angeles. Justice uses her poetry to deal with her grief after her... read more
Directed by: John Singleton
Release Date: July 23, 1993
Keywords:
road trip,
janet jackson,
regina king,
tupac shakur,
John Singleton ,
Janet Jackson ,
Poetic Justice ,
Tupac Shakur
DVD Release Date: May 8, 2001
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January 25, 2010an engaging movie with a messed up ending. one forgets how good shakur was as an actor until you realize that he was a huge chunk of the good films of this genre in the early 90's.
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August 29, 2009=) I like this movie a lot....I love the song at the end by Janet Jackson, she did well in here as well as the late Tupac. =) They were cute.
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November 13, 2009Not one of Singleton's best, but the story was ok. The actors/singers placed to play the lead characters were a bit annoying, but Regina King was the best whom always get's into her role, and stole the show from the two main characters. Mayo Angelou's poems are great, which is qu... read more
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March 10, 2008one of tupacs movies, i am a fan of his but this one was easily forgettable
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May 8, 2011After the murder of her boyfriend Markell (Q-Tip), Justice (Janet Jackson) goes into a deep depression. She spends her time writing poetry and working at a hair salon in South Central, Los Angeles. She soon meets Lucky (Tupac Shakur), a post office employee, when he delivers mail... read more
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January 17, 2011I saw this film after becoming addicted to 'Boyz n the hood and 'Higher learning', I think John Singleton is one of the greatest filmmakers working today and Poetic Justice is a great example of a truly dedicated and talented filmmaker. The story starts off with Justice (played b... read more
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November 10, 2010I had the pleasure of seeing Poetic Justice when I was much younger and it still has the same impact on me emotionally back then as it does now. Next to Juice, this has to be one of Tupac Shakur's best performances. And, Janet Jackson, this too has to be one of her best performan... read more
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July 1, 2010The last of Tupac's movies I hadn't seen, but he was as spectacular as usual. Janet Jackson held her own, but I think the women in this movie spent half the time brushing their braids behind their head. Predictable story but they take a few stops along the way to keep it interest... read more
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November 21, 2009I loveee this movie! janet jackson really took this role in her own hands and i love a story abour woment empowerment and this movie shows great examples of that
Critic Reviews
April 28, 2012
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
December 21, 2005
Scott Weinberg, DVD Clinic
The two leads are raw but completely intriguing, and Poetic Justice offers a slice of the urban story that we generally don't get to see. Full Review
May 25, 2002
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
A quiet, personal story that should have been louder, bolder.
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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