Today we introduce a 2003 drama, thriller film: the runaway jury
Photographed by the United States. Directed by Gary Fred Gary Fleder
Starring John Cusack .... Nicholas Easter
Gene Hackman .... Rankin Fitch
Dustin Hoffman .... Wendell Rohr
Rachel Weisz .... Marlee
Bruce Davison .... Durwood Cable
Bruce McGill .... Judge Harkin
Jeremy Piven .... Lawrence Green
Nick Searcy .... Doyle
Stanley Anderson .... Henry Jankle
Cliff Curtis .... Frank Herrera
Nestor Serrano .... Janovich
Leland Orser .... Lamb
Jennifer Beals .... Vanessa Lembeck
Gerry Bamman .... Herman Grimes
Joanna Going .... Celeste Wood
Movie Synopsis: Because of a lawsuit, someone started to spy on you and knew everything about it
You're not a party, you're just a juror...
In New Orleans, the calm of the past was shattered by a lawsuit.
The unbeatable barrister Blue Gold? Finch (Jean?) Hackman) was hired to take over a civil lawsuit, and many people did not understand why Blue Gold, who had always cherished his reputation, was willing to be the lead lawyer of this case, after all, in the eyes of the outside world, this case has no way to retreat for the defendant, an arms dealer, and it is only a matter of time before it is lost. The cause of the incident is very simple, a man was shot by a gunman in his office, his wife filed a lawsuit with the district court, she felt that the murderer was unforgivable, but the provider of the murder weapon was as heinous as the cruel culprit, for the safety of others, to avoid the death of anyone because of the abuse of the gun, the widow of the victim decided to attack the arms dealer, and the claim shocked the United States.
The unfortunate experience of the victims and this case of sudden social problems attracted the attention of the public and won the solidarity of many people, and New Orleans became the focus of attention of the whole United States for a time. The urgent need to solve the problem of gun proliferation has made many social groups and people want to take this opportunity to completely solve this stubborn disease. In the face of the huge pressure of public opinion, arms suppliers do not want to sit still, which is also the key to the needs of arms companies and blue gold. In order to win the case, Blue Gold will stop at nothing, so he decided to start from the root, and the goal is to decide the jury that is the key to closing the case.
Lan Jin knew that no matter how self-justified the court statements were, it would be difficult to impress the jurors' established way of thinking, so it was better to hit the nail on the head, understand the details of each person, and essentially bribe these people. In a local abandoned warehouse, Blue Gold and his team of lawyers formed an analysis team, they need to grasp everything about the jurors, analyze the reactions of these people to the various stakes, in order to attack everyone's spiritual and material defenses at the beginning of the trial, but the problem arises, and one of them is called Nick? East (John?) The jurors of Cusack are mysterious in their actions, with little record of the past, the only clue being that he has a man named Mary (Rachel?). Witz's girlfriend. What is surprising is that this trivial detail will eventually shake up the seemingly solid but fragile legal system.
At the same time, the plaintiff also hired a lawyer Who has always been humble and upright, and has a southern aristocratic temperament. Ruhr (Dustin?) Hoffman) defends him, and a contest between conscience and money is about to begin, where human greed for material desires, inner reproach, and exclamations for corruption are hidden here...
Average review score: 7.1
[About the original author John?] Grisham]
John? Grisham
Someone has done statistics and asked people if they know what the number "60742288" means? Is this John? The sum of the bestsellers That Grisham sold in the '90s. As a result, he topped Publishers Weekly's list of best-selling authors of the 1990s. The journal compiled statistics between January 1990 and March 1999, and Grisham was the biggest winner, surpassing another best-selling author, horror novel master Stephen Scott. King, on the list of the top 10 bestsellers in the 90s, Gerst's work accounted for half of the country.
In addition to "The Runaway Jury", published in 1996, his major works include "The Pelican Brief" (1993), "The Firm" (1994), "The Client" (1994), "The Client" (1994), "A Time To Kill" (1996), etc., all of which have been adapted to the screen. And it has achieved a good box office, it can be said that with The foundation of Grisham's novel, the film is almost equal to half the success.
[About the cast]
This is the former window of two Pasadena Playhouse, Oscar-winning film Emperor Dustin? Hoffman and Jean? Hackman's first collaboration. Dustin said: "It's exciting to play against an actor like Jean, after all, such a chance will be very small in the future. "Yes, for Jean, who is about to enter his 74th year of life? For Hackman, receiving a lifetime achievement award at this year's 60th Golden Globe Awards is already an actor's greatest honor. "Performing with Dustin has brought me back to the feel of the stage play era, and we have so many good actors, John and Rachel are great."
The film's preparation period was as long as 6 years, and the initial heroine leaned toward Jennifer Lee of "A Beautiful Mind". Connery, unfortunately Jennifer has accepted Ang Lee's invitation to agree to the filming plan of "Hulk", and the unavoidable stranding reminds the director of "The Mummy" heroine Rachel? Witz.
Rachel was unanimously praised by critics for "About a Boy" last year, which also made her get four film contracts in one go, including Neil Lee. The Shape of Thing by Rabet, James? Fowler's Confidence, Barry? Levinson's "Envy" and this film. Among them, "The Shape of Thing" and "The Deception of the World" are independent low-cost productions, Rachel said: "Like 2001's "The Mummy Returns", the production cost is extremely high, but let the actors become supporting roles in special effects, although such a movie can let many people into the theater, but for the actors, it is undoubtedly a sad thing, so I am more inclined to independent production, you know, like "Runaway Jury" such investment costs are not low, and can play the performance of the film is very few Not to mention that it is even more rare to work with actors like Jean, Dustin and John. ”
[Behind the scenes]
Producer Aaron? McCann decided to bring the novel to the screen as soon as he read it in 1996, and the sensitive producer was surprised by the previous adaptation of Grisham's the book, "I didn't expect John's work to be so appealing, I don't usually have time to read, but I know John is a best-selling author, but I thought his stuff was just popular fiction, but I was wrong, now I read most of his work, and I'm one of his fans." 」 ”
In 1998, Aron asked screenwriter Philip Lopez to write the film. Kaufman also read the novel and suggested that it be adapted into a screenplay, and to this end, he also went to the director to discuss the feasibility of the plan, and this director was his good friend, the Mexican Alfonso? Alfonso Cuaron, the trio hit it off, and while Kaufman and Aaron mediated with Fox, Alfonso found a more suitable local film, which became famous as Y Tu Mama Tambien. Kaufman also felt that without Alfonso, the film might not have the effect expected, and politely declined Aaron's screenwriting plan. In the end, Fox and Aaron chose screenwriter Brian? Copperman and David? Levin, they have worked together many times before, "Rounders", "Knockaround Guys" received a good response, and the adaptation of "Runaway Jury" is their first time involved in the social field, but the two believe that the story is not boring, and the unstable suspense will be an entry point to bring to the audience.
[Reviews]
As the ills of the gun problem on American society worsened, more and more movies began to pay attention to such themes. This year's hit Oscar documentary "Columbine's Bowling" is a successful masterpiece, although this film is not as direct as the "Cole" film, but indirectly with the proliferation of guns as a clue to trigger a discussion of the human world, not to mention the film's collection of a number of powerful actors, which is incomparable to independent documentaries, after all, in the United States, because of the interest in movie stars and into the theater people are much more than because of the interest in the subject of the audience, the film's material is different from previous genre films, Pointing the finger at the never-so-unattracted jury, it is no wonder that many American critics believe that in the film released in October, the film's thematic advantage will become the weight of next year's Oscar impact.
Red Sleeves New Film Brief Review N (2): Runaway Jury
The author of the original novel, John Grisham, is a best-selling author of legal novels, and his works have sold more than 60 million copies, including the familiar "Gannet Assassination Order", "Killing Hour", "Rainmaker" and so on, and have been adapted into best-selling films almost without exception. This film is the latest one, adapted from his novel of the same name.
The original film, like "Inside the Explosion", is about the American tobacco draft. Perhaps the screenwriters felt that there was nothing new in the draft smoke, so the film might as well engage in another dead end in the American legal world: the gun control case. The United States is the world's largest arms manufacturer, and the profits from gun manufacturing alone are staggering. It is said that the American people, with a population of just over 200 million, house more than 300 million guns! In recent years, gun control laws have been put on the agenda due to the continuous occurrence of school shootings, but due to the strong strength of gun manufacturers associations, the promulgation of the laws may still have a long way to go.
Once a gun manufacturer in one place is sued, the principle of invocation of the law of the sea case will set off a surge in the prosecution of the gun industry throughout the United States... It is in this important context that the film unfolds. The flesh of John Grisham's story is often outside the courtroom, and this film is no exception, attracting the audience not to the fierce debate in the courtroom, but to the conflict of interests outside the courtroom. For most of the film, the story guides people in one direction, only to find that the background of the original character has long determined his final choice.
A very good drama. Because of the many ideas, it feels a bit messy at first (it's not really messy), and the more you get later, the more compact it becomes. Although I personally feel that the jury is not so easy to be attacked, and the story is obviously suspected of being overly dramatic here, the overall structure of the story is still relatively rigorous. The outstanding performances of several powerful actors also add more excitement to the complex story. Jean? Hackman and Dustin? Hoffman, a longtime classmate of California's Pasadena Playhouse, finally competed on the same screen decades later. For the audience, in fact, their acting skills are roughly the same, but in this case, it is often the villain who plays the villain who appears to have a more personality, so Jean? Hackman's performance is easier to remember. John? Cusack and Reicher? Weiss did not bury his brilliance in front of the two old seniors, Cusack's performance in the jury and Reicher's? Weiz vs. Jean? Hackman's passages are wonderful.
Jurisprudence is nothing but human nature. This sentence can be applied at any time and in any place, depending on the fire in control. The sensationalism of this film is just right, and it will come naturally, not to make people cry, but it is warm enough and more authentic. Students who like drama films, I recommend this film to you.