Runaway Jury [Blu-ray] |  | Studio: Fox / MGM
Category: DVD
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Rating:  325 reviews
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
ASIN: B0019NG7JK
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Based on the bestseller by John Grisham, Runaway Jury is a slick thriller that's exciting enough to overcome the gaps in its plot. The ultimate target has been changed: Grisham's legal assault on the tobacco industry was switched to the hot-button issue of gun control (no doubt to avoid comparison to The Insider) in a riveting expose of jury-tampering. Gene Hackman plays the ultra-cynical, utterly unscrupulous pawn of the gun-makers, using an expert staff and advanced electronics to hand-pick a New Orleans jury that will return a favorable verdict; Dustin Hoffman (making his first screen appearance with real-life former roommate Hackman) defends the grieving widow of a gun-shooting victim with idealistic zeal, while maverick juror John Cusack and accomplice Rachel Weisz play both ends against the middle in a personal quest to hold gun-makers accountable. It's riveting stuff, even when it's obvious that Grisham and director Gary Fleder have glossed over any details that would unravel the plot's intricate design. --Jeff Shannon
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 The Best Acting You'll See! April 13, 2009
Patrick (North Carolina)
I've never read the book and I understand people not being happy if the movie is different than the book but you can't deny the great acting which is what makes this movie so great. I am really surprised this movie is not more popular than what it is. This is one of my favorite movies. The acting is real and the movie is intense. The movie makes what would seem like such a unbelievable story seem very possible. This is certainly one of the most edge of your seat trial movies made. If you're a fan of terrific acting, this movie is for you. When the movie was over, it left me wanting more. I wanted to see another showdown trial between Hoffman & Hackman, these guys define the role of acting!
 Typical anti-gun bias! March 4, 2009
Ronald Belton
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of the worst movies I've seen in years. It's about a law suit against a gun company that knowingly manufactured assualt weapons to sell to criminals for violent use. I'm no expert on guns, but I do know that these so called assualt weapons account for less than one percent of homicides in the U.S. I also know that decent citizens use guns everyday to protect themselves from violent criminals, most of these criminals obtain their guns illegaly. This movie portrays the gun manufactures as pure evil, while portraying the anti-gun crowd as angels. What can you expect from the liberal Hollywood crowd!
 Whichever way you swing the verdict this movie disappoints February 26, 2009
Richard Ross
A family man is gunned down in his offices by a recently axed employee. He left behind a wife and a young child. Cut to two years later and the wife and her attorney Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) are hoping to make history by making the gun company that sold and manufactured the murder weapon liable for the crime. Since this has never before been attempted the gun company hire a little extra protection in the menacing form of Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman). For the right price he can handpick twelve people that will be easily exploited into voting whichever way his employers want. The only juror who stands out is Nick Easter (John Cusack). He is a rebel who initially frustrates and confuses Fitch but soon both Rohr and Fitch realize that Easter is crucial to their cause. He has the power to get his fellow jurors to follow his lead whether it be picking a blind man to be the jury foreman or pledging allegiance in court to remember a dead comrade. Easter along with his girlfriend, the mysterious Marlee (Rachel Weisz), have their own reasons for seeing that the right person pays for the crime. Together the two offer to sell to either Fitch or Rohr the jury for $50,000. This adaptation of the John Grisham book is just a boring film that makes such a big deal about the first onscreen teaming of former roommates Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman. They have only one scene together which takes place in a courthouse bathroom. It is laughable for many reasons one in particular is the sheer height difference between the two men. Hackman acts larger than life in this film all threatening and menacing while Hoffman is left to play it short and vulnerable. The twelve jurors are sure to make any man angry since they are so stereotypical and poorly acted. There are a few funny scenes between Cusack and the Judge (Bruce McGill) and Hackman is fun to watch as he yells at people and throws phones around but this film is a boring and disappointing courtroom thriller.
Great Deal ! January 31, 2009
Edward Smith
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A very good buy ! The DVD is in like new condition. Shipment was fast. Total cost was less than renting a movie. What more could you ask for?!
Great movie and excellent story line. January 8, 2009
Bill Evanochko (Sudbury On Canada)
While a long way from what the book was about. Cusack, Hackman, Hoffman and Rachel Weisz all play masterful roles in this twister of a plot. Very good movie that I will watch over and over. David beats the Gun Lobby boys at thier own game. This is a classic David vs Goliath story. With Cusack and Weisz battling Hackman with guile and guts.
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