#Juror 2

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This is so cute 🥹

Hugh Grant (40) & Nicholas Hoult (11) in About a Boy (2002) | Hugh Grant (64) & Nicholas Hoult (34) at the 2024 Governors Awards (17th Nov ‘24).

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Sam Rockwell attends AFI FEST 2024

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Zoey Deutch via instagram: JUROR #2 is out in just 2 days ⚖️ here are some photos from our wonderful time filming it in savannah last summer.

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Nicholas Hoult for GQ Germany’s Men of the Year Issue 📸: Luke Gilford

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Who is your favorite juror and why?

I like maid designs and think there's fun headcanon potential with both of them

(Maid mentions handling her employer's finances, which is NOT a job maids should be doing and Scientist not only brought chemicals to court but was actively reacting them during the course of the trial, you have to be at least a little weird to do that)

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CloudedKokorotober!

Day 15: Juror 2 Young Woman!

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She’s just like me fr

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New Projector Review! Clint Eastwood at the age of 94 is back with his latest (final?) film, his 40th, Juror #2, where Nicholas Hoult is the juror who discovers he himself is the guilty one - so why is WB hardly releasing it in US cinemas?

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juror eight is whatever i want him to be at any given moment

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Juror #2 (2024) review

Should have been titled 12 Angry Men 2: Now It’s Personal. C’mon Warner Bros, sort your marketing out!

Plot: A juror for a high-profile murder trial finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma that could influence the verdict and potentially convict, or free, the accused killer.

I feel oddly special for managing to seek this one out at the cinema, as in the US seemingly hardly anyone is able to watch it as studio Warner Bros are burying this movie completely, only showcasing it in 50 screens in the country. Granted I am in the UK and here the film has had a proper release, but still I liked to see it as if I’ve been able to attain the unattainable fruit. Especially as this may be the final film directed by Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, and yet no one is talking about this movie! Truly baffling, especially as this is a genuinely engaging piece of courtroom drama, and very much a perfect “dad movie”.

Taking inspiration from the likes of Anatomy of a Murder and 12 Angry Men, with the latter even references through straight up imagery copy as Nicholas Hoult stands in the jury room staring out through the blinds of the window like Henry Fonda did in 12 Angry Men when he is first introduced. Only difference is while Fonda’s juror was simply trying to act in the name of justice and doing the right thing, in Juror #2 the main character played by Nicholas Hoult is intent on doing the same thing, expect for the reason behind is that maybe, just maybe he is actually the murderer himself. It’s an interesting spin on the classic courtroom thriller genre, and one that Eastwood manages to unravel in a very well paced and enticing way.

The performances are all great across the board. Nicholas Hoult showcases a lot of emotion through his expressions, especially with his inner conflict of wanting to do the right thing whilst also saving his own skin, whilst also balancing his responsibility of building a new family. Zoey Deutch as his pregnant wife is a solid counterpart, and the extra gravitas with them having lost their first child added that extra layer to the relationship. Toni Collette enjoying a little About a Boy reunion there I see with Hoult, but she delivers a strong turn as a lawyer on the case who’s also an election candidate. Then JK Simmons does his usual shtick and also OMG Kiefer is in this?! I bloody love Kiefer! What a lad! Glad he’s in this, even though he doesn’t get to do much, but he’s always welcome.

Juror #2 is very sturdy, very classical stuff, a tale of moral suspense. Feels like it could have been made 75 years ago, in the best way. It of course isn’t Clint Eastwood’s best work, but it’s perfectly reliable and intelligent entertainment that had me engaged throughout, due to its great concept and execution. There are a couple of silly moments such as when Toni Collette’s lawyer googles the wife’s name + “husband” and multiple photos of them together showed up, cause that’s definitely how Google Images work! Or how Nicholas Hoult acts super shifty throughout that even a blind man would suspect something. But look, I’m not here to knit-pick - I had a good time! It’s real old-school, so again, get your dad to watch it - he’ll have a ball!

Overall score: 7/10

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Juror #2 is a new film directed by 94 year old Clint Eastwood. Due to his age, some may think it will be his last film. This is why several news outlets are wondering why Warner Brothers decided to release it to less than 50 theaters on its opening weekend.

It stars Nicholas Hoult, an actor I like, and the premise sounded interesting. I was in luck - it was playing at a theater relatively close to me. (This review contains spoilers.)

Hoult plays Justin Kemp, a young married man who is called to jury duty. His wife is pregnant and he hopes to be eliminated from the selection pool - but no luck.

Thing go from bad to “holy f#ck” when the case starts - the defendant is accused of murdering his girlfriend and throwing her body off a bridge. The juror realizes that it happened the same night that he thought he hit a deer on the same road near that bridge. Could it have been a woman instead of a deer?

This is a fascinating moral dilemma. Should he admit that he is possibly responsible? But that could ruin his happy life and threaten the life of his unborn child.

Hoult’s performance was good (but his big beautiful blue eyes were distracting) but I thought the script stacked up too many contrivances to amp up tension.

His wife is not just about to have a baby, she is the final months of a high risk pregnancy. And the night the accident occurred was the same night his wife had a miscarriage, losing the baby which devastated them both. His wife has become paranoid that she’ll have another miscarriage so she nags him to end the case soon.

Did I mention there was a heavy rain storm and he was crying on top of that so you couldn’t blame him for mistaking a woman for a deer!

Hoult’s juror hopes to steer the verdict to a hung jury BUT this is an election year and the prosecutor is running for District Attorney and the outcome of the case could impact the election results!

On top of that, another member of the jury is a former police detective who theorizes that the victim could have been hit by a driver who mistook her for a deer!

The basic premise is unique but I can imagine Eastwood or the studio execs urging the writer to increase the stakes. But the results make the movie feel like a melodrama.

What about the case against the defendant? I’m no expert but despite everyone saying it’s open and shut, there is no physical evidence linking him to the murder, except the testimony of an old man who says he saw someone on the bridge from 200 feet away, at night, during a heavy rain storm.

Another item that annoyed me was that the two jurors most adamant for a guilty verdict are African Americans. This suggest their stance is racially motivated - a totally unnecessary addition to the plot.

I need to also mention something about the Juror’s wife (played by Zoey Deutch). While we are suppose to sympathize with her plight, her clinginess is off putting. Then, several times during the movie she leave a room and turns off the nights - leaving her husband in the dark. Is this suppose to be a metaphor for his predicament? It just comes across as rude.

Juror #2 could easily have been an episode of Law & Order. Coincidentally I noticed most of the people in the theater were old and white - Law & Order’s target audience.

Warner Brothers likely thought Juror #2 would play better on TV, and plans to release the movie on MAX. But I’m guessing they were contractually obligated to give Eastwood a theatrical release.

(BTW I don’t think JUROR #2 worthy of any Oscars.)

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Nick via instagram: Getting to spend time and make a movie with Clint Eastwood will forever be a highlight of my life and career.

Thank you boss, you’re the best.

Juror #2 is in theatres tomorrow!

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Nicholas Hoult attends The Fourth Annual Academy Museum Gala