Runaway Jury (DVD)

Runaway Jury is the 2003 film based on the John Grisham novel of the same name. It is the ninth novel of Grisham's to be made into a film, and the third starring Gene Hackman. The Plot In the world of courtrooms, juries are comprised from a selection of a large number of the general public chosen at random. The whittling down to the number needed for each case is decided by the parties involved. There are experts in the field of jury selection, and Rankin Fitch is the best. So, when a large gun corporation calls on him to 'fix' the jury for their defence, he obliges for a large fee. Among the jurors is Nick Easter, a man with a hidden agenda where ...

---Blether--- When trying to find a film to watch, there are a few important things I like to take into consideration. Firstly, I would prefer a cast of actors I like. Obviously. Secondly, I would prefer said actors to be naked. If I can't get that then I suppose I will watch it anyway. Once upon a time when I was going through my "must have everything with John Cusack in it" phase, I stumbled in a drunken manner across a film I'd never heard of. Apparently it's a John Grisham adaptation which means a grand total of nothing to me, but it does make me think lovingly of the ugly old guy from CSI: Vegas (the only decent CSI). Being ...

The Runaway Jury: If you have ever been called up for Jury Service in the UK you know that the first few days at least are pretty boring, sitting in a room potentially for a great portion of the day without your name being called. And even if you do get called there is no guarantee that you will sit on a jury. I've done Jury service twice and I was lucky enough to be called twice, I have to say that it was interesting. As regular Joe public I've no idea about the ins and outs of selection except that if you know the person on trial then you let someone know and they let you go. However in the US it would seem that trying to influence who sits on a ...