| | | A street romance. 'Cause nobody, but nobody can make it out here alone.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Surround Sound, English, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
A mismatched pair pushed together on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland, Justice and Lucky have only one thing in common: they can't stand each other. But as their friends Lesha and Chicago 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 travelers are confronted once again by the shocking violence they thought they'd left behind. Featuring the music of Naughty by Nature and Tony! Toni! And the poetry of Maya Angelou, POETIC JUSTIC is every bit as intense, original and unforgettable as Boyz N the Hood.System Requirements:Starring: Maya Angelou, Tyra Ferrell, Janet Jackson, Regina King, Tupac Shakur, and Joe Torry. Directed By: John Singleton. Running Time: 110 Min., Color. This film is presented in both "Widescreen" and "Standard" formats. Copyright 2002 Columbia TriStar.Format: DVD MOVIE
"...often graceful, sometimes brilliant symphony of sound and image." Washington Post
Editor's Note
Pop princess Janet Jackson plays Justice, a hairdresser and poet living in South Central Los Angeles, in the second film from director John Singleton. Justice saw her first love killed over a gang grudge, and ever since she's been aloof and lonely. She agrees to go on a road trip with her friend, and meets Lucky (Tupac Shakur), a love-struck mailman who soon finds that Justice will not be easily won over. As they discover that they have ideas about life in common, Justice feels that she is not as alone as she had thought.
Plot Summary
After the phenomenal success of BOYZ N THE HOOD, John Singleton surprised his fans by making a film that is part love story, part road movie, and part character study of a sensitive poet. Nevertheless, Singleton sees the movie as the second installment in a trilogy about South Central Los Angeles. The heroine, Justice (Janet Jackson), is a young woman in mourning for the boyfriend she lost to gang violence. Her friend Iesha (Regina King) persuades her to go on a trip to Oakland with mailmen Chicago and Lucky. Lucky (Tupac Shakur) and Justice don't take to each other at first--she doesn't want to get hurt again and he has his pride--but their journey into the world outside the 'hood proves liberating for both. Singleton lets the serious issues he'd previously dealt with explicitly serve as background this time, which makes them all the more powerful, since for these characters, drugs, teenage pregnancy, and gang violence exist as a daily reality. Janet Jackson's soulful look convinces us that she has the world on her shoulders; throughout the film she reads her poetry (actually written by Maya Angelou) in voiceover.
| Features | Director John Singleton's Commentary | | English Subtitles | | Spanish Subtitles | | French Subtitles | | English Dolby 2-Channel Surround | | Spanish Track | | French Track | | Interactive Menus | | Widescreen Version | | Standard Version | | Bios & Filmographies | | Theatrical Trailers | | Scene Selection |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 12/21/2004 |
| Running Time: 109 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1993 | | Catalog ID: 52399 | | UPC: 00043396523999 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1/4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1994) | | | James Harris III, et al., Nominee, Best Actor | |
Golden Globe (1994) | | | James Harris III, et al., Nominee, Best Original Motion Picture Song | |
MTV Award (1994) |  | Janet Jackson, Winner, Best Female Performance | | Janet Jackson, Winner, Most Desirable Female |
| Memorable Quotes| "Lying, thinking/Last night/How to find my soul a home|Where water is not thirsty/And bread loaf is not stone|I came up with one thing/And I don't believe I'm wrong|That nobody,/But nobody/Can make it out here alone." | | "Alone, all alone/Nobody, but nobody/Can make it out here alone. |There are some millionaires/With money they can't use|Their wives run round like banshees|Their children sing the blues |They've got expensive doctors/to cure their hearts of stone.|But nobody/No nobody/Can make it out here alone.|Alone, all alone|Nobody, but nobody/Can make it out here alone.|Now if you listen closely/I'll tell you what I know|Storm clouds are gathering/The wind is gonna blow|The race of man is suffering/And I can hear the moan,|Cause nobody./But nobody|Can make it out here alone." | | "Pretty woman wonder where my secret lies./I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size/But when I start to tell them,/They think I'm telling lies./I say,/It's in the reach of my arms,/The span of my hips,/The stride of my step,/The curl of my lips./I'm a woman./Phenomenally./Phenomenal woman,/That's me." ---- Justice (Janet Jackson, written by Maya Angelou) |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Nothing less than an attempt to celebrate the creative impulse as a means of salvation..." 07/23/1993 p.C1Variety
"...Jackson proves herself a natural in front of the camera....Shakur has the juicier part and turns in truly outstanding work..." 07/26/1993 Chicago Sun-Times
"...POETIC JUSTICE unwinds like a road picture from the early 1970s....Janet Jackson provides a lovable center for it..." 07/23/1993 p.43 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 7 of 10
...Tupac Shakur gives an effortless and entirely convincing performance... Some of Poetic Justice is quite good, if unspectacular, and the dialogue has a consistent ring of truth.
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