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Runaway Jury [Blu-ray]
Runaway Jury [Blu-ray]
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3.0 (325 reviews)
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5The Best Acting You'll See!
1Typical anti-gun bias!
2Whichever way you swing the verdict this movie disappoints
50%Great Deal !
5Great movie and excellent story line.
2Run Away from this Dismal Movie
41%Runaway Performances
4Hackman is scum. Cusak and Weisz, the latent heroes.
1Bias here makes plot devoid of any basic logic
4IT'S ONLY ME, BUT:
31%Passable Entertainment
5Commendable movie
11%Grisham SOLD OUT!
4Better than expected....
5Don't Miss It!!
11%A Movie with a Message
40%Better than average Grisham, sort of
5John Cusak, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz nice combo!
4Top pedigree, middling result.
3Things that make you go huumm!
5Highly Recommend
5Jurors Are Not King Solomon
4In which the nasty, evil gun lobby tries to buy a jury ...
41%A runaway hit
41%Great cast elevates a formula movie
11%One sided
40%Fun to watch
50%I am a card carrying member of the NRA but
10%Worst movie I have ever seen...
11%Take out your hunting knife and gut the book
11%Great Acting Ruined By Politics
31%It's not about guns...
31%Not Bad, but...
50%Engaging Romanticism
31%Hollywood happened again
11%This guy used to be a lawyer?
40%Gene Hackman & Dustin Hoffman finally Together
41%Not a movie about a gun trial-it's a movie about jury manipulation
31%Interesting adaptation with an average ending
11%2 Hours of your life wasted
11%Horrid!
50%Gene is once again "The Man"...
11%Even worse than expected (and that's saying something for a Grisham movie...)
21%Bleeding-Heart liberal Hollywood perversion of a good John Grisham story
50%runaway jury
11%Hollywood wins; everybody else loses
11%Changing the focus ruins the story
50%Excellent Courtroom Thriller
20%Big Departure
31%BLATANT POLITICAL BIAS BUT GOOD DIRECTION BY GARY FLEDER
21%Great cast, good premise
11%Don't waste your time on this garbage
21%Not very faithful to the book at all.
40%"Truth, justice and the American way"
21%Flat.....
40%"Trials are too important to be left up to juries."
21%Weisz,Hackman and Hoffman do great work but the film sucks
41%Not Bad, A Good Courtroom Drama
2Thumbs up for Weisz and Hackman but Thumbs down for the rest
21%A legal bind of creative proportion.
20%Not A Runaway Hit
41%The Jury With Many Secrets
41%My Jury Duty was not like this!!!
31%Decent but very lackluster in terms of direction and script.
21%Weisz and Hackman are great but the movie is a huge mess.
41%Very Entertaining with some Great Acting!
51%Could somebody PLEASE give John Cusack an oscar?
31%Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman are much better than this film
21%The good, the bad, and the ugly.
21%Despite the good performances the movie is not that good.
31%Lacks punch
21%The jury is still out with this one.
11%Pushing Hollywood's anti-gun agenda
31%Even with the best of intentions, this is still a bad film.
50%This movie is great.
11%it stinks!
21%Watch it only for Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman.
41%Great cast, good film
51%Let's separate the book from the film for a change
41%The movie is great but don't expect a faithful adaptation.
41%John Grisham v. Hollywood
3The acting is great but the movie is not that good.
21%The strong performance of Rachel Weisz is the only plus here
21%Weisz, Hackman and Hoffman are great but the film is not.
41%Other reviewers watched a different movie?
31%Thanks to Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman, this film is ok.
21%The actors deserve better than this, as we all do.
21%Not A Very Good Thriller
21%Not very good at all.
11%Weisz and Hackman do their best but the film is still bad.
40%I liked It a lot
31%Implausible thriller that is lifted by the acting.
4Suspenseful film despite implausability
41%3 1/2 stars rounds up to 4....
41%Cat and mouse film!
11%A real legal mess.
21%Well acted propaganda piece
30%Entertaining
31%Well Acted, But A Shaky Plot
31%Runaway Jury (2003)
1Would not allow a lower rating
21%Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman are superb but the film is not
31%Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman provided great acting
31%Only 1 reason for only 3 stars...
11%This movie is a farce.
51%I'm gonna be different.
51%Great movie, if you can get past the politics
3A fairly solid Grisham adaptation
50%Simply great movie - politics and adaptation aside ...
20%Formulaic and Forgettable
21%Stick with the book, and see the movie for the acting only.
11%A John Grisham classic ruined
40%How I can increase my next jury duty pay
21%Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman are the only redeeming factors
40%Not the greatest thing since sliced bread but a good flick!
41%really good!!
30%efficient but bloodless courtroom drama
11%Hollywood.... Keep your Political Bias at home !!!
51%Wow
21%Not a hint of Grisham anywhere to be found in this movie.
41%HOFF AND HACKMAN WHAT A TEAM
31%The book was much, much better.
21%Throws curve balls than face reality head on.
11%Despite Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman, its still a cop out.
41%Jury Duty WIll Never Be The Same!!
21%Two hours of my life I'll never get back...
40%Good plot and twists
21%Gun politics only hides something more basic: a rotten movie
2Runs right off the tracks.
31%Straight from the Grisham factory.
11%1 star for special effects ONLY
41%The Runaway Jury
30%A TIMELY FILM WITH SWELL ACTING
34 stars for the great actors & 1 star for the plot change
21%This Jury should be sequestered.
21%Two Stars For the acting, One Star for the movie itself.
11%What? No Sandinistas? Holy Gunplay, Batman!
31%Average movie, overhyped
11%Sorry but only Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman do well here.
11%Absolutely Terrible!
21%The actors carry this film with out help from a real script
50%loved it
11%Horrible translation of a good book.
11%Gun control propaganda
50%The Runaway Jury - An excellent film!
41%Improbable but Intriguing Thriller.
21%The acting is great but the movie simply does not work.
40%A good suspence movie
20%A renter, but nothing else.
31%Good story, a bravo Hackman performance, but too PC.
11%Propaganda You Pay $ for
21%Runaway Jury
11%Not Worth your time.
11%Can I sue the Author and Director for deceiving me???
41%The Gun Did It? Good overall, with a message
21%Rachel Weisz, Gene Hackman,and Dustin Hoffman deserve better
21%Good cause with no intelligence behind it.
51%Quality in Quantity
21%Bias film that waste the good acting of Weisz and Hackman.
11%terrible movie
21%Runaway Jury
41%Four stars for four stars. Yeah ,there is an anti-gun
50%Great entertainment!
11%unrelaistic, boring, and far fetched Uninspired performances
41%Good thriller...faulty premise
21%Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman make lemonade out of lemons
40%Grisham�s Legal Vengeance Fantasies: Law Versus Justice
11%It's enjoyable until the final few minutes.
50%so underrated
41%Fast Paced and Entertaining
21%What a crime.
30%Nothing special
31%Movie OK, Book much better
21%Weisz and Hackman steal the show but can�t save this movie.
21%John Grisham should keep his books to himself.
31%Court drama that losses touch with reality.
50%SUPERB!!!
11%liberal propaganda
31%Weak adaptation made good by Weisz, Hackman, and Hoffman.
31%Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman do wonders with a bad script
41%Suspenseful legal thriller
31%Preachy letdown that is a choir to sit though.
41%an acceptable diversion
10%Anti-Gun Propaganda is bombarded at you relentlessly
31%Respectable because of Hackman, Hoffman, and Weisz.
41%The acting is the only thing going here.
31%This movies misses the point on guns
21%Hackman and Weisz saves an other wise tasteless exercise.
41%Good movies, despite the views express.
2Not a realistic movie.
41%Good Grisham
41%Someone always loses in court...just not me...
41%an enjoyable two hours, nothing more
4The Good, Bad, and Ugly
21%A bunch of baloney.
41%Revolution #9
31%runaway John Grisham
31%A fine show that needed a better view.
31%A good story subverted by ham-fisted propagandizing
3Good acting can�t hide all the flaws
20%An attack on the constitution and approval of illegal acts
31%Good movie.. if you haven't read the book
21%See it for Hackman and Weisz, other than that don�t bother
31%Save by the acting.
31%Just did not cut it for me.
31%I feel very sorry for the actors in this mess of a movie.
41%Very good.
31%Weisz, Hackman, and Hoffman save an other wise bad movie.
21%Wasted of Time Because of the story, not the cast.
1Don't waste your time.
31%Fine for what it tries to do but don�t look for any meaning
3Split Decision
41%Not bad for an anti-gun movie
50%FANTASTIC GRISHAM MOVIE
31%Despite the effort by Weisz and Hackman, the film is no good
21%Runaway from this movie.
41%A good film with good acting, and some obvious liberal bias
40%Not as bad as some make it out to be.
41%Runaway Jury (Widescreen Edition)
21%Skip it, other than the acting, there is nothing here.
41%Has the usual Grisham twists and turns
21%Runaway Jury----Runaway plot!!
11%Just plain awful
31%Fluffy piece of liberalism.
21%Grisham Sells Himself Out
4Good legal thriller that has some issues to deal with
31%Great acting - mediocre propaganda
21%Artistic license run amuck
51%all around great movie
4Gene Hackman and Rachel Weisz keeps the film alive and well
21%two hours of liberal indoctrination
4A good movie despite its biases.
20%Uninspired and unoriginal...regular Grisham
31%It�s ok but it could have been better.
3Gary Felder submits another amazingly lackluster film
31%Mild courtroom drama that was done better on Law and Order
31%Lacks a lot of substance.
41%Trust Jury or Not?: Slick but Impalusible Legal Thriller
50%Best Movie of the Year
31%Good performances save an other wise lackluster movie.
31%Runaway Responsibility.
30%Walk don't run
50%All the elements of a great film.
21%Grisham movie that lacks the wit and charm of the book.
11%Ruined by Proseletizing
50%Great because it kept you guessing until the very end
31%Weisz and Hackman keep this film going, even when it stalls
51%Gene Hackman gives a great performance
51%(4 1/2) Excellent Performances - Five Stars Despite Flaws
21%Well Acted but Morally Questionable
31%Frantic Grisham drama that misses the mark more than hits.
51%A Good Saturday Night Movie
50%Excellent and powerful movie
41%Good thriller
31%A Grisham meal with out the main course.
31%Sleazy, cheesy, but fun. Hoffman and Weisz steal the show
50%The most intense Grisham film adaption since "The Firm"!!
31%Weak adaptation to a great book.
41%The best movie I have seen this year.
31%It�s not Grisham�s book, but it�s a good movie.
41%Fantastic Film.
51%Another great Grisham Courtroom Drama
3GOOFY OVERALL ADAPTATION, BUT AN ACTING POWERHOUSE
41%By The Numbers Court Drama made by Weisz and Company.
31%Weisz and Hackman shine with a unfaithful script.
50%Excellent Movie - Just Saw it Last Night
21%Gene Hackman and Rachel Weisz make a bad movie look good.
41%A disappointed adaptation and non-product placement...
21%Is this a John Grisham story?
21%Another political message disguised as entertainment
31%Bad interpretation of the book
31%Grisham book made into a political movement for Gun Control
41%Hackman and Weisz makes this film as good as it is.
40%Best of the New Release
41%Compelling drama made by Rachel Weisz and Gene Hackman
21%Other than The fine performance of Rachel Weisz, skip it.
31%Fair Grisham Adaptation that needed more work
41%Pretty good movie
51%Great show by Weisz, Hackman,Hoffman, and Cusack.
31%Weisz and Hackman are the best things here, unfortunately.
51%An engrossing intellectual AND suspenseful action movie
11%Pathetic anti-gun propaganda
41%Good film made great by Weisz, Hackman, Hoffman, and Cusack
50%Runaway Jury
21%Don't Trust the Reviews on Amazon...
41%Grisham book made proud By Gene Hackman and Rachel Weisz.
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