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Often graceful, sometimes brilliant, Poetic is an absorbing, amusing symphony of sound and image; it also gives equal weight to its male and female characters.
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75Poetic 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.
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75It's safe, and it's smart, and even though it's lightweight compared to "Boyz" and bound to disappoint a lot of Singleton's admirers, Justice demonstrates that Singleton is more than a one-shot wonder. [23 Jul 1993]
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Subtitled "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.
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63If Singleton, 25, stumbles, it is over ambition and not the complacency of a new Hollywood hotshot riding a trend.
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63John Singleton's bizarre but viewable Boyz N the Hood follow-up is surprisingly gooey going. [23 Jul 1993]
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63While it's altogether smaller in its ambitions and achievements than Singleton's terrific "Boyz N the Hood," it at least allows Janet Jackson to emerge as a sympathetic presence, more credible than most pop singers making movie debuts. [23 July 1993]
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63Some of Poetic Justice is quite good, if unspectacular, and the dialogue has a consistent ring of truth.
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60Although 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.
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60Poetic Justice is a hermetic inner-city love story elevated by resonant social commentary.
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60It's more a brave movie than it is a good one, but at least Singleton has faced the unknown. And he deserves credit for the attempt.
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50Overall, this is a fuzzy, unfocused drama that bites off more than it can chew, or viewers can digest.
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50Poetic Justice is like that - so much worse than it should have been, and yet, for brief shining moments, so much better than any other 2-star film in sight. [23 July 1993]
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50Poetic Justice is much more self-indulgent and self-consciously arty and shows [Singleton's] directorial inexperience in almost every scene. [23 Jul 1993]
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50Its ambitious aims are commendable in themselves, but regrettable since they overinflate what might have been a simpler and better film.
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42With Poetic Justice, John Singleton has (at least temporarily) lost his way, but he may have found an actor [Shakur] who can help lead him back.
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An ambitious but shapeless mix of road movie, romance and critique of black male-female relationships. [23 Jul 1993]
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40Made more than two years ago, this is nowhere near as well thought out as its predecessor ["Boyz N The Hood,"] and is far more strained in making its point.
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40Though it's not unlikable, John Singleton's second feature ("Boyz N the Hood" was his first) is an unholy mess in almost every respect.
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10What must be said is that the new movie is simply awful: poorly structured, vulgarly written, insipidly directed, monotonously performed.
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