Rent Poetic Justice (1993)
3.1 of 5 from 65 ratings
1h 45min
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- Synopsis:
- A mismatched pair pushed together in 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 Iesha and Chicago (Regina King and Toe 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 travellers 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.
- Actors:
- Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King, Khandi Alexander, Ché J. Avery, Maya Angelou, Lloyd Avery II, Kimberly Brooks, Rico Bueno, Maia Campbell, Jeff Cantrel, Michael Colyar, Kina Cosper, John Cothran, Dina D., Joe Dalu, James Deeth, Norma Donaldson, Kelly Joe Dugan, Judd Dunning
- Directors:
- John Singleton
- Writers:
- John Singleton
- Others:
- Terry Lewis, James Harris III
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Drama
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Reviews (1) of Poetic Justice
terrible follow up to Boyz-n-the-Hood - Poetic Justice review by AER
The late John Singleton's second film and follow up to Boyz-n-the-Hood was never released on UK cinemas and it took a very long time to receive any kind of UK release on VHS. After all these years, I finally sat down to watch it and it's not hard to understand why this was virtually ignored. It stands as Tupac Shakur's worst film (imo) and Janet Jackson's solo leading role. to date The script is terrible and the plot lazy, basic, unfunny and repetitive. How many times can a character say '**** you b**ch / **** you n***** etc. It was melodramatic and corny - not even Maya Angelou's poetry could rescue this. Awful in most ways.
What a letdown after the classic and unforgettable BOYZ-N-THE-HOOD.
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