After witnessing the murder of her first and only boyfriend, young Justice (Janet Jackson) decides to forget about college and become a South Central Los Angeles, California hairdresser. Avoiding friends, the only way for her to cope with her depression is by composing beautiful poetry. On her way to a convention in Oakland, she is forced to ride with an independent-minded postal worker with whom she has not gotten along in the past. After various arguments between them and t... (Full plot summary below)
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After witnessing the murder of her first and only boyfriend, young Justice (Janet Jackson) decides to forget about college and become a South Central Los Angeles, California hairdresser. Avoiding friends, the only way for her to cope with her depression is by composing beautiful poetry. On her way to a convention in Oakland, she is forced to ride with an independent-minded postal worker with whom she has not gotten along in the past. After various arguments between them and their friends, they start to discover that their thoughts on violence, socially and domestically, are the same. Justice may finally feel that she is not as alone as before.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyJohn Singleton's follow-up to his stunning debut, Boys N the Hood, is a major disappointment--a sophomore jinx. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertPoetic Justice is not ["Boyz N the Hood's"] equal, but does not aspire to be; it is a softer, gentler film, more of a romance than a commentary on social conditions. |
| Washington PostDesson HoweOften graceful, sometimes brilliant, Poetic is an absorbing, amusing symphony of sound and image; it also gives equal weight to its male and female characters. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSubtitled “A Street Romance,” writer-director Singleton's sophomore effort touches the heart more when it's on the street than when it's making romance. |
| Hartford CourantMalcolm JohnsonNno single performance can hold together this scattered, rambling, pseudo-poetic excursion up the California coastline. |
| DVD ClinicScott WeinbergThe two leads are raw but completely intriguing, and Poetic Justice offers a slice of the urban story that we generally don't get to see. |
| VarietyLeonard KladyPoetic Justice is a hermetic inner-city love story elevated by resonant social commentary. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrAlthough its aspirations are high, the film works only fitfully when Mr. Singleton exercises his gift for vernacular speech, for finding the comic undertow in otherwise tragic situations, and even for parody. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversIf Singleton, 25, stumbles, it is over ambition and not the complacency of a new Hollywood hotshot riding a trend. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaA quiet, personal story that should have been louder, bolder. |
