Poetic Justice 4K 1993

“Poetic Justice”—the time has finally come for me to see actor and rapper Tupac Shakur in a romantic comedy. This is actually my last review of a film featuring this actor, who passed away at such a young age—it’s a real shame, as he was incredibly talented. I set myself the goal of watching all the movies he starred in, and I’ll be wrapping things up with *Poetic Justice*. It’s great that this particular movie was the last one I had left to watch, because I would never have believed that Tupac Shakur could play the role of a somewhat romantic guy working at the post office.

Tupac Shakur played exclusively the roles of street gangsters or drug addicts in his films, but there were also movies where he played a police officer; I was very pleased with his transformations, and here I am simply delighted with his role. On the one hand, he didn’t shine in any way—he just played the part—but even that simplicity was portrayed very skillfully on screen. Incidentally, this is one of his first films. The role of a sweet and very talented young poetess, whose boyfriend was killed right before her eyes, is played by the youngest child of the Jackson family we all know—actress, screenwriter, and composer Janet Jackson. She played the role of Justice—a talented, lonely at heart, very sweet, and insanely beautiful girl—absolutely brilliantly.

The film is about a girl named Justice who, along with her friend from the hair salon, goes to Oakland with two guys. From the very beginning, a certain kind of love develops between Justice’s friend and her buddy Lucky, but it was never going to lead to a serious relationship in the future. From the start of the trip, Lucky and Justice constantly argue and insult each other for various reasons; the thing is, Lucky has fallen madly in love with Justice, and deep down, she isn’t indifferent to him either. After some time on their journey, signs of mutual affection begin to emerge between Lucky and Justice. The film’s downside is that it just drifts along toward its conclusion, which turns out to be very simple. The film plays out on a single note—no sharp plot twists, nothing that could have led to a different ending. Overall, this is yet another—and for me, the last—successful film starring Tupac Shakur. I really like his movies, all of them without exception; they’re true to life, very true to life.