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- This 1993 romantic drama depicts the complexity, hardship, and unity of Black American life with its all-Black cast. Although considered a Hollywood classic, Poetic Justice is dated by its melodrama and clunky edits making for some uneven storytelling.
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Jul 23, 1993 · "Boyz N the Hood" was one of the most powerful and influential films of its time, in 1991. "Poetic Justice" is not its equal, but does not aspire to be; it is a softer, gentler film, more of a romance than a commentary on social conditions.
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34% Tomatometer 32 Reviews 83% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice (Janet Jackson) writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss...
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- John Singleton
- R
- Janet Jackson
This 1993 romantic drama depicts the complexity, hardship, and unity of Black American life with its all-Black cast. Although considered a Hollywood classic, Poetic Justice is dated by its melodrama and clunky edits making for some uneven storytelling.
- John Singleton
- Corrina Antrobus
- Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King
In the case of the late John Singleton's Poetic Justice, starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shukar, it focuses on a young hairdresser who goes on a road trip from South Central Los Angeles to Oakland with her friend and a mail truck driver.
Jul 23, 1993 · FROM time to time throughout "Poetic Justice," John Singleton's new romantic melodrama, a pretty, button-nosed South-Central Los Angeles beautician named Justice, played by the pop superstar...
- John Singleton
Jul 23, 1993 · Poetic Justice: Directed by John Singleton. With Khandi Alexander, Maya Angelou, Ché J. Avery, Lloyd Avery II. Grieving hairdresser Justice goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and an obnoxious postal worker.
Full Review | 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...