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Gary FlederKamera:
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John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce McGill, Jeremy Piven, Nick Searcy, Stanley Anderson, Cliff Curtis (mehr)Streaming (1)
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Der Ehemann von Celeste Wood wird in seinem Büro erschossen, als ein ehemaliger Kollege Amok läuft. Zwei Jahre später strengt die Witwe eine Zivilklage gegen den Waffenkonzern an, den sie für den Mord verantwortlich macht. Im folgenden Prozess stehen der idealistische Anwalt Wendall Rohr und der mit allen Wassern gewaschene Jury-Berater Rankin Fitch einander gegenüber. Als Zünglein an der Waage entpuppt sich das Jury-Mitglied Nick Easter, das eigene Pläne zu verfolgen scheint ... (kabel eins)
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Another in a long line of excellent legal thrillers. A solid cast is almost a cliché in films like this, here it's surprisingly pulled up by the great John Cusack as the juror and the excellent Dustin Hoffman as the defense attorney, Rachel Weisz didn't have as much space, but the girl is solid. Surprisingly, the plot revolves around the jury, which is unprecedented and original in these films. On the other hand, the uninteresting case is slightly disappointing and thus drains the emotion and cheering, otherwise, satisfaction. 75%
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A tame and routine staging of one big trial and the associated string-pulling outside the courtroom. It has a stellar cast featuring Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman, but lacks in emphasis, more sophisticated grip and memorable scenes. Purely average, a nineties movie shot a decade too late.
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Another tale from the pen of John Grisham on the subject of courtroom drama, this time focusing ostentatiously on the jurors and ways of influencing them. It's not quite a typical courtroom drama, as the flip side of the whole case comes to the fore here, and the trial itself is presented only as a formal guarantee of justice for the public and the media. The decision-making and the most important part of the trial here takes place in an ultra-gray zone, which contributes to the much larger impression of a courtroom thriller and at some points even breathtaking action scenes (within the courtroom drama genre definitely). As a whole, Runaway Jury is unfortunately oddly uneven, which prevents me from ranking it among the top films from the courtroom setting. But if you seek out genre films with a similar tone, you should definitely not miss this. Within the genre, it's still strongly above average.
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