- Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
- Release Date: Oct 17, 2003
- Starring: Gene Hackman, John Cusack, Rachel Weisz
- Summary: A suspense-thriller about a high-priced and ruthless jury "consultant" (Hackman) who will stop at nothing to secure a verdict on an explosive trial. (Fox)
- Director: Gary Fleder
- Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 38
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Mixed: 11 out of 38
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Negative: 1 out of 38
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83The already heavy-footed clomp of Grisham's declamatory storytelling style has been given an extra-thick-soled, wing-tipped, liberal-leaning, reality-tampering kick thanks to a screenplay credited to four writers.
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80Like a juicy steak served to a man suffering on a diet of micro-greens and tofu, Runaway Jury will be devoured by fans of movie melodramas.
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60It's a clever legal thriller, one that thankfully doesn't twist itself into a knots trying to keep audiences off guard.
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30Hackman, playing it gleefully amoral, walks away with the film, for what that's worth...which is a video rental for fans of the actors involved. Yes, that's video, not DVD -- four bucks at Blockbuster is more than you ought to be paying.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 48
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Mixed: 2 out of 48
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Negative: 25 out of 48
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DonnaW.7I enjoyed the movie but can't say it was riveting.
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Xuphor4
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