Juror #2 2024 Movie Review
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Clint Eastwood's 46th film, Juror #2, is a courtroom drama that stars Nicholas Hoult as a juror who knows something that might help Toni Collette in her role as a prosecutor. Watch this film on Flixtor free Movie.
It's not the first time Holt and Collette have appeared on screen together, but it's been a long time since they starred together alongside Hugh Grant in About a Boy (2002), a hit British comedy based on a book written by Nick Hornby.
If you recall, Holt was the "boy" of the title, but one would argue that Grant's character was also a boy at heart.
At 34, Holt has grown into a very accomplished actor, but Collette is as good as ever.
The new film is based on a screenplay by Jonathan A. Abrams is surrounded by a great supporting cast that includes Chris Messina and J.K. Johnson as the defense attorneys. Simmons stars as a juror and Kiefer Sutherland stars as the leader of the AA group.
The story follows Justin Kemp (Holt), a recovering alcoholic working as a journalist for a local lifestyle magazine in Savannah, Georgia.
Justin and his wife Allison (Zoey Deutch) are pregnant with their first child when they are called to serve on the jury for a murder trial.
Justin thinks he knows very little about the case, but he soon discovers he knows more than he thought. I don't want to give away any more, but the trailer I posted includes some of it, but this is a story about a moral dilemma that could change his life and the lives of those around him forever.
And Justin soon finds himself in the grey area to end all grey areas. That's basically where Eastwood wants him, as the 94-year-old director has always been interested in morality plays.
All of the main characters have their own motivations: Assistant District Attorney Faith Killebrew (Colette) wants to become the next District Attorney, murder suspect James Michael Theiss (Gabriel Basso) wants to prove his innocence, and the public defender wants to help. He and fellow juror Harold (Simmons) want to prove they still have what it takes to make a meaningful contribution to society.
Some of the other jurors just want to finish their deliberations as quickly as possible and go home to their families, calling into question the value of the American jury system.
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