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Poetic Justice Details

1993

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Starring	Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King, Tyra Ferrell
Director	John Singleton
Genres	Drama, Romance

Poetic Justice

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.

Starring	Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King, Tyra Ferrell, Joe Torry, Roger Guenveur Smith, Billy Zane
Director	John Singleton
Studio	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 45 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, Romance
Language	DVD: English
Dubbed	French, German
Released	Production year: 1993 To Rent: DVD: 10 Mar 2003

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- A disappointing second film from the director of Boyz N The Hood, much closer to a conventional soap opera and with a clumsy and contrived narrative.
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  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Lack of Direction makes this very painful viewing...
  
  I think my rating says it all, with where I'm going to come from in this review.
  
  With Boyz 'n The Hood being one of my favourite films, I had... read more »
  
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  good tupuc film
  
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  great a tupac film id rent this film again and again i really love it tupac and janet jackson play really well in it
  
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  Lack of Direction makes this very painful viewing...
  
  I think my rating says it all, with where I'm going to come from in this review.
  
  With Boyz 'n The Hood being one of my favourite films, I had... read more »
  
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  loved this
  
  i loved this film ..... Great couldn't ask for more tupac plays a great character as well as janet jackson who you can really relate to plus they work so ... read more »
  
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Jackson missed out on The Matrix role
- 03 Feb 2010
Janet Jackson is desperate to "kick butt" in a hard-hitting action movie - after missing out on the chance to star in hit film The Matrix due to schedule conflicts. The pop superstar was lined up by filmmaking siblings Larry and Andy Wachowski to appear in the original Matrix movie in 1999 alongside Keanu Reeves. Jackson couldn't find the time in her hectic schedule to join the blockbuster - but she's still hoping to get tough on film. She tells Wonderland magazine, "There was a time when I... Read more
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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, ...