Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 2.9 / 5.0

Runs right off the tracks.:

Well intended but not well executed look at the debate about guns and responsibility that lacks a center of reality in it. It paints the gun manufactures as evil villains who would work thou intimidation and violence in order to win a court case that would have been thrown out court in the real world. The acting is better than the film itself with Gene Hackman giving another fine, villainous performance that is lanced with a bit of humanity, and Rachel Weisz is his equal, giving a performance that is... more info

Gene Hackman gives a great performance:

Runaway Jury is a suspenseful, exciting, and intelligent behind-the-scenes drama about high stakes jury tampering. Set in New Orleans, the story deals with a multi-million dollar suit against gun manufacturers, brought by a widow whose husband was shot to death. The gun cartel hires jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman) to guarantee they don't lose the case. Fitch knows what he's doing: He has a crack team of researchers, spies, and teckies holed-up in a secret war-room, where they analyze the most... more info

The strong performance of Rachel Weisz is the only plus here:

Derivative thriller that not only does not stay close to the book but also lacks the insight to give a better show. The script has too many problems and the pacing starts and stalls at will in the most starling of moments. The acting is fine with Rachel Weisz stealing the show and doing better than she should have consitering the script is flat and Gene Hackman doing his best work in years. The whole espionage aspect to the film just does not work, and in reality, the case would have been throng out of a... more info

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