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Summary: Not as bad as some make it out to be.
Review: I do agree with almost all who has written a review here that Gene Hackman, and Rachel Weisz are best things about this movie, but I don't agree that the movie is a propaganda driven film. It's a B movie with a tiny message. It's not about the declaration of handguns or the responsibility of the manufacture but the way juries can be tampered with. Maybe if the filmmakers had been a bit clearer about the views it was sending, then we would not have the outcry we have now. Maybe if we can calm down for a minute and see the movie as it really is, then we can enjoy ourselves without worrying about freedom of arms.
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Summary: Fine for what it tries to do but don¿t look for any meaning
Review: Well intended but vapid lesson in guns lacks the heart of its conviction and resorts to cheap theatrics in order to try to sell its message. The setting is nice for this movie but the direction does not do it justice, and the script falls apart midway into the story. Gene Hackman, Rachel Weisz, and company all do great jobs with what is giving but they can't save this movie from itself.
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Summary: Skip it, other than the acting, there is nothing here.
Review: Dismal retention of the novel by John Grisham leaves out the important stuff and heads for the bad in order to please sensitive people who can't handle the truth about guns and violence in our society. The acting is the only thing here worth mentioning with good performances by Rachel Weisz, and Gene Hackman, and good supporting performances by John Cusack and Dustin Hoffman. Too bad the movie could not be as good as they were.
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Summary: FANTASTIC GRISHAM MOVIE
Review: Don't believe the bad reviews some may write. This movie was great. Great cast, great story, fast paced. Very compelling. Cussack angles himself onto a jury in line to decide a huge wrongful death case against a gun manufacturer. Once on the jury, Cussack's girlfriend hits Hackman--a jury fixer--up for $10 million to secure a verdict. Very suspenseful and great entertainment. If you're a Cussack, Hackman, Hoffman, or Grisham fan, you will enjoy this flick.
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Summary: A bad movie saved by Rachel Weisz, and Gene Hackman.
Review: Miserable and far fetch Grisham morality mishap that is saved by the miracle and superb performances of Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman who really work their butts off to make this film look more professional than it really is. As for the movie itself, don't expect anything other than a badly cut movie that feels more like helium balloon that a film, and a screenplay that needed more than a rewrite in order to make it work. See it for Weisz and Hackman but do not expect the movie to be as good as they were.
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Summary: Runaway from this movie.
Review: I enjoyed the book very much but the movie did not cut it for me one bit. Not only is this movie an abomination of the book that it came from but a good portion of the film did not make sense. I agree with the whole that the acting is the best thing here, and Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman were the best things this movie had going for it. They at least held my attention while the movie began to fade away. Hopefully, Rachel and Gene can star together in a better movie that is really worthy of their talent other than a movie that wasted it.
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Summary: Not bad for an anti-gun movie
Review: I am a strong believer in people being held accountable for their own actions, so I cringe when faced with films made by people with an Agenda. Far more murders are committed by people using things such as hammers, crowbars, and ballbats, but you never see anyone calling for a 5-day waiting period for buying a Louisville Slugger, or suing Stanley tools. Ok. Enough of my own rant. On to the movie. As a general rule, I like John Cusack's comedies much more than his dramas, but this film was excellent. The plot had some interesting turns, and the twist at the end was a nice touch. I'm also a fan of Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman, and their performances were excellent. I was also happy to see Cusack's long-time friend, Jeremy Piven in the film, although his role was not all that extensive nor developed. I really have to disagree with the reviewers who didn't like the film. It was a most enjoyable 2 hours, even while I was getting preached at about the eeeeevil of firearms.
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Summary: Don't waste your time.
Review: Don't waste your time or your money on this. The story is shallow and boring. In a word, this is a bad movie. No wonder it went directly to DVD.
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Summary: Despite the effort by Weisz and Hackman, the film is no good
Review: Choppy John Grisham based movie that promises a lot but does not really deliver. Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman really make lemonade out of lemons with their great efforts to be better than the script allows them to be. They almost saves the movie from it's problems but an actor can only go but so far by themselves with out equal support from the director and the screen writer and Hackman and Weisz are left stranded with a choppy movie that goes nowhere really fast. Dustin Hoffman and John Cusack are good as well but they are just as helpless to make this movie better than it should have been. Three stars for the tremendous effort made by Gene Hackman and Rachel Weisz to make this movie better than it was. Zero stars for the movie itself.
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Summary: Runaway Jury----Runaway plot!!
Review: Just like "The Lost World" by Michael Crichton which had to be one of the best books I have ever read, the screenwriters have to go and botch the movie up. Having read the "Runaway Jury", I could follow all the characters in the movie and there were a lot of character's names. I thought they'd never stop while reading the book. But to someone who watches this movie who has not read the book, they might have trouble figuring out where the plot is going. What I enjoyed about the novel, was the connection between Marlee's clues and Rankin Fitch being attracted to her. This is never conveyed in the movie. She also never actually meets with the Dustin Hoffman character as she does in the movie. Neither does John Cusack's character meet with Hackman's. It started out good but went terribly wrong somewhere toward the middle of the movie. I was so looking forward to the movie after such a good book, but it left a bad taste in my mouth. Even one of my favorites, John Cusack was miscast. I would like to see Hackman and Rachel W. work together again though. Not a terrific movie in my book.
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