![]() ![]() ![]() Lucky dreams of a professional career in music and shows considerable promise, but insists that his cousin is the true talent. Lucky has also suffered tragedy in his life: his main focus is caring for his young daughter Keisha, whom he had to forcibly remove from the care of her crack-addicted mother (nicknamed "Angel"), who was using drugs and having sex with her drug dealer while leaving the child unattended in the apartment. She and her female boss Jessie rebuff his advances, pretending to be lesbians and mocking Lucky with their "relationship". While she is working at the salon one day, a young postal clerk named Lucky arrives and begins flirting with her. A talented poet, Justice reads many of her poems throughout the film, both to other characters and in voice-over. After the fatal shooting of her boyfriend Markell, Justice becomes deeply depressed, spending most of her time with her cat named Whiteboy in the house that she inherited from her grandmother, and only going out to her job at a local hair salon. Justice is a young African American woman living in South Central, Los Angeles, named by her late mother who gave birth to her while attending law school. The film has developed a cult following, especially for the chemistry between Jackson and Shakur. Jackson received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Original Song for " Again", which also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It eventually grossed a total of $27,515,786. 1 in the box office its opening weekend, grossing $11,728,455. ![]() The film received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the screenplay though praised Jackson and Shakur's performances and chemistry. Poetic Justice was released in the United States on July 23, 1993. Filming took place from April 14 to July 4, 1992. Jada Pinkett, Lisa Bonet, Monica Calhoun and many other popular actresses auditioned for the role of Justice, though Singleton knew from the script's draft that the role was solely intended for Janet Jackson. to Oakland on a mail truck along with her friend (King) and a postal worker (Shakur) who she initially cannot stand but soon helps Justice deal with her depression.įollowing the success of his debut film, Boyz n the Hood, Singleton wanted to make a film that would give a voice to young African-American women. Poetic Justice follows Justice (Jackson), a poet mourning the loss of her boyfriend from gun violence, who goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. Poetic Justice is a 1993 American romantic drama film written and directed by John Singleton and starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur with Regina King and Joe Torry in supporting roles. ![]()
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