94-year-old Clint Eastwood’s 40th film, Juror No. 2, which may be the last of his career, delighted most critics. Based on 17 reviews, the Rotten Tomatoes portal assigned the film a “freshness” rating of 94%, Forbes reports.
The main character of the film is juror Justin Kemp, who participates in a murder case. During the trial, he realizes that he himself is responsible for the victim’s death and is now faced with a choice: confess everything or manipulate other jurors in his interests.
Peter Hammond Deadline Hollywood Daily believes Eastwood has created one of the most compelling human dramas of his career, one that will inevitably resonate with intelligent adult audiences.
“Juror No. 2 is a deeply engaging and thought-provoking new twist on the courtroom drama genre that addresses a ripe moral dilemma.” – says Time Out critic Dan Jolin.
Tim Grierson of Screen International noted that an experienced director can still find new ways to explore what everyday courage is like.
“A slightly incongruous but absolutely fascinating continuation of the long career of a 94-year-old director fascinated by guilt, justice and the limits of the law.” — Peter Debruge of Variety gave a somewhat mixed assessment of the film.
Only Awards Watch critic Ryan McQuade wrote a negative review.
“Between Megalopolis” Francis Ford Coppola“Here” (“Then. Now. Then”) Robert Zemeckis And now, with Eastwood’s No. 2 jury, it’s safe to say that not all legendary directors need to continue their careers making lesser films just to keep working.” – said the expert.
As reported EADailyCoppola’s 85-year-old landmark film “Megalopolis,” which premiered in May of this year at the 77th Cannes Film Festival and was greeted by audience cries of “Boo!” The maestro dreamed of making the film for about 40 years, spending $120 million of his own money on it. The film could not find a distributor for a long time and the first weekend on the screens was a failure, grossing around 4 million dollars, compared to the expected 5-7 million.
