Runaway Jury
With lives and millions of dollars at stake, juror Nicholas Easter and his girlfriend Marlee, one on the inside and the other on the outside, together manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
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January 29, 2005
...the best cinematic rendering of a Grisham novel ever, which is either saying a quite lot or very little at all, depending upon your view of things Grisham.
October 23, 2003
A lot of famous faces populate the courtroom in this overplotted and farfetched tale of jury-tampering, but they and the horse they rode in on are all so mired in illogical, head-scratching incoherence, they need lawyers of their own.
October 17, 2003
A taut, escapist legal thriller.
October 16, 2004
The film's action is limited to repeatedly ransacking Cusack's apartment, and the plot is rife with Big-Brother-is-watching paranoia.
December 28, 2010
Legal thriller isn't aimed at kids.
October 27, 2003
[T]his film ranks just below The Firm and The Client on the list of John Grisham-inspired thrillers, thumbs up.
October 22, 2003
As in all his films, there's a sense that honest human emotion bores Fleder, but he gets points for packing the trial with fine character actors, all of them adept at wringing humor and poignancy from cliche.
April 29, 2009
One of the most engrossing underrated legal thrillers in years...
February 13, 2004
A guilty pleasure for some, a waste of time for most.
October 22, 2003
Fleder's direction confirms the impression left by his previous films, Don't Say a Word and Kiss the Girls among them, that he's a hack.
July 20, 2004
The best Grisham adaptation yet, this one is definitely worth a look.
October 22, 2003
In spite of its cheesy plot twists, thoroughly second-rate direction, and criminally wasted ensemble, Runaway Jury adds up to a nice little gotcha! courtroom melodrama.
