Janet didn't earn enough praise for her role
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x-Trinity-x — 18 years ago(February 01, 2008 11:47 PM)
I respect your opinion but I have to disagree. I think Tupac, Regina King and even Tyra Ferrell were great. I don't think Janet did so well in this role. Like others have said it could be an issue of miscasting. She had some moments where she was okay but she also had moments that made me cringe because they seemed so forced and contrived (mainly when she's supposed to get emotional, like when she confronts Iesha about her drinking).
"to crooked eyes truth may wear a wry face." -
ManWithoutFriends — 18 years ago(March 02, 2008 07:08 AM)
despite being a big janet fan, i had such low expectations for her acting here (i forgot she was an actress before she was a singer) and was pleasantly surprised.
not saying she deserving an oscar nomination, but she really did do a good job.
"they should give nicole kidman an oscar for being able to show any emotion after THAT much botox". -
lolita_ivory — 18 years ago(March 19, 2008 10:42 PM)
I just watched this film and I too think she did a decent job. Especially the mirror scene-she showed a lot of emotion. However, the scene were she confronts Iesha about the drinking does leave something to be desired. And it was interesting to see janet jackson curse!
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fiatlux-1 — 17 years ago(April 21, 2008 04:04 PM)
I thought Janet did well, but like others said she was somewhat "lacking" in that scene with Iesha's drinking. It looked so very forced.
I also thought Regina King tried way too hard to portray a streetwise girl. She did okay, but some of her scenes seem too over the top.
She controlled the animals of the forest even the trees seeming to do her bidding. -
okwong-e — 16 years ago(May 07, 2009 08:30 AM)
I always remember watching Janet win the MTV Movie Award for Best Female for this (living in Britain I hadn't actually heard of the movie beforehand) and rented the film later to see what the fuss was about.
She was competent(given that she had acted before her singing career exploded I wasn't surprised at that) but I got the overall impression that she was awarded, and praised by some of her fanbase, for basically being Janet Jackson Megastar, which she pretty much was then, and not sucking completely. -
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jtdam09 — 16 years ago(July 27, 2009 03:01 PM)
I think she did okay, keeping up with everyone else who act straight hood in and out of the set, especially Regina King and Tupac. There were times where she made me crack up laughing (her screaming and cussing with Tupac's character), and there
were times when I was like "What's wrong with her?" (the mirror scene where she ends up crying)
It's like this: Janet looked the part perfectly (very), but there were better actresses. The problem is that it's hard to pick a better choice, because, of course, Janet looked the part, and that her & Tupac looked like they had perfect chemistry together in the movie.
Nia Long was a great actress, and she still is, but I can't picture her as Justice. -
Diamond97 — 16 years ago(August 21, 2009 10:09 PM)
Well, I think that Janet was GREAT in this movie. I think she was very believable. She had great chemistry with the cast. I loved the friendship/chemistry between Janet and Regina King. I also loved the chemistry between Janet and Tupac. I agree that Janet is very underrated. She is a great actress, and I hope to see her in more movies, especially in the lead role.
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rmcrae_deluxe — 16 years ago(November 14, 2009 08:05 PM)
I loved Janet in this movie. I've gotta admit that it had to be tough for people to separate Janet the superstar with the character of Justice, but you can see how wonderful she is once you do. The mirror scene where she's crying says it all.
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Charlie_Strom — 15 years ago(July 23, 2010 06:06 AM)
Truth be told, they had little chemistry and were complete opposites off screen. Tupac was an up and coming star, and janet was fading (particularly with the inception of hip hop and female stars in film). The AIDS test incident scared off many studios from hiring a "diva" for roles that would go to other, less egotistical and hungry talents. She did an album to support Michael (since both were fading), but after this and the wardrobe malfunction, she is just a memory in the pop music world. Her marriage of convenience to Jermaine Dupree was also somewhat "staged". She had declining status as hip-hop began to merge with R&B and ultimately pop music.
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valley_hot_boy — 9 years ago(January 07, 2017 03:55 PM)
Truth be told, they had little chemistry and were complete opposites off screen. Tupac was an up and coming star, and
janet was fading (particularly with the inception of hip hop and female stars in film)
. The AIDS test incident scared off many studios from hiring a "diva" for roles that would go to other, less egotistical and hungry talents.
She did an album to support Michael (since both were fading)
, but after this and the wardrobe malfunction, she is just a memory in the pop music world. Her marriage of convenience to Jermaine Dupree was also somewhat "staged". She had declining status as hip-hop began to merge with R&B and ultimately pop music.
Whoa I know this post is hella old but I don't care
So wrong about Janet during this time, '93-'96 is where she firmly cemented her place in music history. With
janet.
she set and broke so many music records at the time: she had the highest first week sales by any female artist, including a #1 single spending 8 weeks at the top, music videos & stage performances that would inspire a whole new generation of pop stars, supported this album with a mega successful world tour, and her song "Again" for this film was nom'd for an Oscar. (Her duet with Michael was in support of his Greasiest Hits album, there was no joint album.) I can understand not liking her in this film because, frankly, I wasn't impressed with her acting in
Poetic Justice
either she looked the part but didn't act it. But to say she was some fading pop star during that time is beyond ridiculous. Her influence is still very prevalent today, last name not even needed.