Poetic Justice

1993
R
1h 49m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

17K

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

17K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 5 nominations total

Trivia
According to writer/producer/director John Singleton, when the 1992 Los Angeles riots occurred during filming, Tupac Shakur left the set to participate in the protest. He returned to the set in time for filming.

Goofs
In the ambulance scene when Lucky rushes to see his cousin on the stretcher from a gunshot wound he violently shoves two police officers who try to calm him down and get him away from the body in actuality he would have been detained and arrested for assaulting an officer..

Quotes
Jessie: Most of these young girls today don't know their cooch from a hole in the wall. See, that's why I dress... and rest, cause love don't live here anymore.

Alternate versions
In the Australian Free-to-Air version, the film had about 20mins cut out of it. Even though it was shown at 11:50pm (Jan 2001), just about all swearing and fight scenes were omitted.

Connections
Edited into Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

Soundtracks
Rhapsody in Blue
Written by George Gershwin

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Review

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A John Singleton movie that's a lot better than reviews would suggest.

Poetic Justice is the type of film that will sneak up on you. Some parts of the movie are a little slow, but as a whole the movie is very good. Director Singleton is able to bring a certain mood to this film; wavering between dark, funny and compassionate. Justice (Janet Jackson) is a directionless and lost female who expresses her wants and sorrows through poetry. Because of deaths in her family she is alone.

She reluctantly agrees to go on a mail trip with a friend (Regina King) and her male comrads. Little does she know that she would find her diamond in the rough in Lucky (Shakur). Although Lucky has a very hard exterior, Justice; through many trails and tribulations locates the good in him. It turns out that they (Justice and Lucky) are just what each other needs. Some may not be able to relate to this film, but if you can chances are you will really like the movie. This movie was not really made for mainstream audiences, just for certain people. I am one who was taken in by it, and it is one of my favorites. Great movie which probably appeals more to demographically urban viewers. Regina King and Joe Torry do a good job of providing support to the lead actors throughout.