While serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, a family man finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma, one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict... Read allWhile serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, a family man finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma, one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict or free the wrong killer.While serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, a family man finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma, one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict or free the wrong killer.
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Summary
Reviewers say 'Juror #2' is a compelling courtroom drama exploring justice and morality, directed by Clint Eastwood. Nicholas Hoult's performance is lauded, though some find the plot predictable. The film, featuring Toni Collette and J. K. Simmons, is a solid addition to Eastwood's work, though not his best. The direction and pacing are effective, yet some critics wish for deeper thematic exploration.
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This cast is doing their best, but the material is so incredibly dumb. The elevator pitch of the plot is intriguing, but it's got the silly execution of a CBS crime procedural.
I watched it for the cast, and for the moral dilemma and mystery of the premise, but the trailer had more actual plot clarity than the movie itself. Enjoying this movie requires gazing lovingly at Nicolas Hoult's beautiful face and letting Toni Collette's reliably strong performance distract you from the fact the writers assume no one understands how courts or trials work. And the ending leaves absolutely everything to be desired.
I watched it for the cast, and for the moral dilemma and mystery of the premise, but the trailer had more actual plot clarity than the movie itself. Enjoying this movie requires gazing lovingly at Nicolas Hoult's beautiful face and letting Toni Collette's reliably strong performance distract you from the fact the writers assume no one understands how courts or trials work. And the ending leaves absolutely everything to be desired.
Juror #2 , which may well be Clint Eastwood's last film as a director, is very good. We're not talking Unforgiven, Bronco Billy, Million Dollar Baby good, but it is properly good. Hard to tell you anything without spoiling it, but it's a great courtroom drama with a twist early on that takes it to a whole new place. You can relate to all the major characters, and even when they're doing not great things you can put yourself in your shoes and go I'd really struggle not to do that. Well worth a watch.
We don't have enough one and done dramas in the cinemas nowadays. This is exactly the kind of film we need more of. Very glad I saw it in the cinema.
We don't have enough one and done dramas in the cinemas nowadays. This is exactly the kind of film we need more of. Very glad I saw it in the cinema.
I doubt that this case would ever have gone to trial. The only "witness" supposedly saw the suspect during a dark night, through heavy rain, from a couple of hundred feet away, right? If this case did make it to the courtroom, any halfway decent defense attorney would've knocked down the supposed validity of that witness without much trouble. There's nothing else to go on. The suspect followed her? How far? No one knows, which means that's of no value at all. If she was hit by a car, any autopsy would have shown this to have been the case, i.e. She was hit hard by a very large object... in other words, a vehicle, rather than a hand-held object. In summary, the direction, the actors and the production are all fine, but the whole film is a house built on a foundation that has no strength.
To be short, it's not a masterpiece, but finally, they shoot a normal movie, where people behave like normal logical human beings, not like crazy people, illogical, or in an absolutely unreal situation that you will never imagine. Here you will see just people who behave most likely how the majority of us do. I would most likely do the same as the main character, which I definitely ain't going to say about 99% of other movies nowadays. It's probably a bit old-fashioned movie by the latest standards, but it's still how normal life is going on. I was pleased to see that movie and would recommend watching it if you like a good plot story. The actors' play is also quite solid as well, and there's not any bad personage even though it's a court-criminal story. Besides, what I also like about this movie, is it's not just the black and white story. It's a bit more complicated, but somehow everything is positive and nice in the movie.
The title sounds like it would be a gripping, thrilling suspense flick. It wound up being a less than mediocre slow burn character building movie with too many holes to take seriously.
My husband and I were surprised to learn Clint Eastwood was involved, we would not have expected that. Some filming was creative and some scenes were impressive. However, many of the characters and their actions were not believable.
We got that the movie was supposed to create discussions afterwards, but it was more about how the movie went wrong in so many ways.
I don't understand how this is rated so highly. The premise was interesting but the execution lackluster.
We debated turning it off halfway through and I held onto hope that something exciting was going to happen but never did. It was a long set up for disappointment.
On the plus side, there were a lot of familiar faces cast, some performed better than others, but it's still nice to see a wide array of experienced actors.
My husband and I were surprised to learn Clint Eastwood was involved, we would not have expected that. Some filming was creative and some scenes were impressive. However, many of the characters and their actions were not believable.
We got that the movie was supposed to create discussions afterwards, but it was more about how the movie went wrong in so many ways.
I don't understand how this is rated so highly. The premise was interesting but the execution lackluster.
We debated turning it off halfway through and I held onto hope that something exciting was going to happen but never did. It was a long set up for disappointment.
On the plus side, there were a lot of familiar faces cast, some performed better than others, but it's still nice to see a wide array of experienced actors.
Did you know
- TriviaKiefer Sutherland got his part by writing to Clint Eastwood telling him how big a fan of his he was, and that he wanted to star in one of his movies before he retired. Kiefer's dad, Donald Sutherland, had co-starred with Clint in De l'or pour les braves (1970) and Space Cowboys (2000).
- GoofsFaith cites her office's limited resources when arguing against a mistrial. This should have drawn a swift rebuke from the judge, who may only consider the motion on its merits.
- Quotes
Larry Lasker: We're only as sick as our secrets.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies of 2024 (2024)
- SoundtracksHard Livin'
Written by Chris Stapleton and Kendell Marvel
Performed by Chris Stapleton
Courtesy of Mercury Nashville Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $27,000,000
- Runtime
- 1h 54m(114 min)
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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