Janet didn't earn enough praise for her role
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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. -
Gbolling1984 — 14 years ago(January 23, 2012 10:04 PM)
I think she doesn't get as much recognition for this role because she is more subdued than her co-stars. they have the more flamboyant characters and performances and a lot of justice stuff is pretty internal throughout the film. i thought she was good though and it's an underrated performance of hers. Definitely the best thing she has done as an actress.
btw someone said she was fading when she made this and tupac was a rising star. the latter is true but she was certainly not fading in 1993. between this and the Janet. album which exploded aroudn this time she was still at her peak -
fiatlux-1 — 14 years ago(February 15, 2012 07:59 AM)
the latter is true but she was certainly not fading in 1993. between this and the Janet. album which exploded aroudn this time she was still at her peak
I wondered that too! I remember first reading people say that Janet was fadingand how was she fading? 'janet' was huge!!
But I don't recall if that came out before or after this film.
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Sweetest99 — 12 years ago(November 15, 2013 03:24 AM)
I saw this years ago and just saw it again today. Foremost on my mind after finishing it was that Janet Jackson was miscast. All that came through was trying too hard to be from the hood. I liked it more years ago when I first saw it. I guess I was able to see through the performance more easily without it being as fresh.
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AdrianLePier — 9 years ago(November 30, 2016 08:25 AM)
She was better than you thought she'd be, but still not great. Of the four, she is basically tied with Joe Torrey in 3rd place, as far as performances gobehind Regina King and Tupac.
But, again, she pulled it off better than I expected her to.