‘Juror #2’ Review: Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette Excel in Clint Eastwood’s Acerbic, Ambivalent Courtroom Drama

‘Juror #2’ Review: Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette Excel in Clint Eastwood’s Acerbic, Ambivalent Courtroom Drama

The AFI Fest premiere also stars J.K. Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland and Zoey Deutch in the story of a writer who finds the details of a murder case to hit disturbingly close to home.

‘Juror #2’ Review: Clint Eastwood’s Throwback Legal Thriller Is One of the Best Studio Films of 2024

If there’s a downside to living to 94 and remaining healthy enough to work in Hollywood after being an entertainment icon in seven different decades, it’s that your films become impossible to separate from the arc of your life. A straightforward legal thriller can’t possibly be evaluated on its own terms when it hails from the nonagenarian who played Sergio Leone’s Man with No Name, sold countless .44 Magnums with an invitation to make his day, …

Juror #2 AFI Fest Review — An Effective Courtroom Drama

Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 is the fourth film he has debuted at the AFI Film Festival, joining J. Edgar, American Sniper, and Richard Jewell. The riveting courtroom drama was the festival’s closing night film. The star-studded cast is led by the reunion of Toni Collette and Nicholas Hoult, who shared the screen for the first time since the 2002 film About a Boy, who stars alongside J.K. Simmons and Chris Messina. Juror #2 Review (L to r) NICHOLAS…

Zoey Deutch, Leslie Bibb and Toni Collette at the AFI Fest Premiere of JUROR #2 - Tom + Lorenzo

Zoey Deutch, Leslie Bibb and Toni Collette, the stars of Juror #2, stepped out onto the red carpet at the AFI Fest premiere, making it very clear to all

Zoey Deutch closes AFI Fest with a floral flourish for 'Juror #2'

Zoey Deutch closes AFI Fest with a floral flourish.

Clint Eastwood's ‘Juror #2' Gets Mostly Positive Reviews at AFI Fest — World of Reel

Clint Eastwood was not in attendance for the world premiere of his “Juror #2” last night at AFI Fest, but early reviews are hinting at a good film. It currently stands at 75 on Metacritic (based on 4 critics reviews).Variety, Screen, IndieWire (A-) and Punch Drunk Critics are positive. Meanwhile, The Arizona Republic is currently the only negative review. Most of the writeups hint at another old-school film from Clint, without much flash, and dr…