Poetic Justice (1993)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

John Singleton

Writer (WGA):

John Singleton (written by)

Release Date:

23 July 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

1 Woman. 1 Man. 1 Journey 2 Love.

Plot:

In this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.

Plot Keywords:

African American | South Central Los Angeles | Hairdresser | Postal Worker | Boyfriend

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Khandi Alexander	...	Simone
Maya Angelou	...	Aunt June
Ché J. Avery	...	Thug #2
Lloyd Avery II	...	Thug #1
Kimberly Brooks	...	Kim
Rico Bueno	...	Ticket Taker
Maia Campbell	...	Shante
Jeff Cantrel	...	Policeman #4
Michael Colyar	...	Panhandler
Kina Cosper	...	Female Cousin (as Kina V. Cosper)
John Cothran Jr.	...	Uncle Earl
Dina D.	...	Dina
Joe Dalu	...	Policeman #7
James Deeth	...	Helicopter Pilot
Norma Donaldson	...	Aunt May

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-14 | Denmark:11 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | USA:R (certificate #31740) | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The poetry that Justice writes was actually written by Maya Angelou. 'Maya Angelo' makes a cameo appearance as Aunt June.

Quotes:

Justice: I'm a phenomenal woman, phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that's me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Killing Floor (2007)

Soundtrack:

Again

One of the truly excellent films of the 1990's!

I saw this film after becoming addicted to 'Boyz n the hood'and 'Higher learning', I think John Singleton is one of the greatest filmmakers working today and Poetic Justice is a great example of a truly dedicated and talented filmmaker. The story starts off with Justice (played brilliantly by Janet Jackson, what a surprise)who witnesses the slaying of her boyfriend at a movie, justice becomes very depressed with life and feels nothing but loneliness. She expresses this by writing poems in a notebook to reveal her pain for her lost love and for the pain of living in America's South central l.a district. Lucky (again played greatly by Tupac Shakur in i feel his most personal and greatest role from 'Juice' right up to 'Gang Related')is a postman with nothing to look forward for in his life except to look after his daughter and a dream of rapping his pain for the hood. Together they go on a road trip with two other friends and learn on how to live again and to find their way in life. The performances are great, Singletons direction is wonderful. If your a fan of other 'hood' movies than this you might find a little different from the others. But nonetheless a deep hearted gem. 9/10