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Poetic Justice

1993, Movie, R, 110 mins

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Writer-director John Singleton's follow-up to his acclaimed first film, BOYZ N THE HOOD, doesn't quite rate as a sophomore slump, but it comes awfully close. Overall, this is a fuzzy, unfocused drama that bites off more than it can chew, or viewers can digest. Janet Jackson makes a promising debut as Justice, a lonely hairdresser living in South Central L.A. who writes poetry (written by Maya Angelou, who also has an amusing cameo as "Aunt June") simultaneously expressing ... read more leave a comment
Year: 1993
Rated R

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Cast
Janet Jackson: Justice
Tupac Shakur: Lucky
Tyra Ferrell: Jessie
Regina King: Iesha
Joe Torry: Chicago
Roger Guenveur Smith: Heywood

 

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