Juror #2

critic Reviews

, 93% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • A legal thriller with a heavy conscience, Juror #2 is less a summation of Clint Eastwood's storied directorial career than another terrific reminder of his knack for plain-spoken drama.
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    Christy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    A great example of Eastwood's efficiency as a filmmaker: lean, taut storytelling that doesn't waste a moment.
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    Kat SachsChicago Reader
    In keeping with his late-era films, Eastwood isn’t playing devil’s advocate, but rather a modern-day philosopher, daring to challenge where many look for affirmation. If this is indeed Clint’s last hurrah, it’d be as good as any to end on.
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    Justin ChangNPR
    It’s a thorny, thoughtful film, and I wish its own studio had more confidence in it.
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    David JenkinsLittle White Lies
    It sits at a perfect mid-point between a spry satire of America’s creaking legal system and an “old man yells at cloud” laundry list of civic grievances which plays like a right wing tabloid op-ed written in light.
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    John NugentEmpire Magazine
    If this is to be a swansong, it’s a fitting one: a thrillingly watchable legal thriller about truth, justice and (for better and for worse) the American way, as told by an all-American icon. 
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    Johnny OleksinskiNew York Post
    Morally complex, smart fare that’s made for adults.
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    Frank SwietekOne Guy's Opinion
    [A] contrived if provocative script is saved from a fatal case of implausibility by the tidy treatment Clint Eastwood brings to “Juror #2,”...ensuring that its critical observations about the American judicial system come across.
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    David NusairReel Film Reviews
    Juror #2‘s overall impact is hampered by Eastwood’s predictably lackadaisical approach to the material...
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    Reginald PonderThe Garfield/Lawndale Voice
    While “Juror #2” reminds us that everything is not always how it seems, it ultimately raises more questions than it answers, leaving us to ponder the complexities of justice and the power of individual conscience.
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    Austin BurkeAustin Burke/Flick Fan Nation
    Juror #2 is the best Eastwood film in years. It’s a quiet character study that proves to be effective through some surprisingly thought-provoking dialogue and one excellent lead performance.
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