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JUROR #2 MOVIE REVIEW
Whenever a jury duty summons comes in, I’m annoyed, aren’t we all, but definitely not mad about it either. However, if I received this notice while my wife was enduring a second pregnancy in the third trimester, I’d be quite angry. Enter our protagonist Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult). A recovering alcoholic, Justin wants to prove that the dishonest and self sabotaging drunk he once was is a distant regret. He is appointed Juror #2 and eagerly awaits his chance to show his peers his newfound eagle scout levels of honour. There’s just one highly ethical and moral dilemma. As opening statements and evidence are presented by the prosecutor Faith Killebrew (Toni Collette), Justin begins to reminisce about the dark and stormy night in question, and how he may have been directly involved. Heralded as Clint Eastwood’s final film and with a widely criticized super-limited release by the dastardly David Zaslav, Juror #2 is a courtroom drama with an all-star ensemble. If it’s a final release by one of America’s greatest living filmmakers, it’s a good one. Bradly, Nate, and Marco deliberate the wrongs of studio heads writing off films to satisfy an insatiable bottom line, praise the character acting of J.K. Simmons, Zoey Deutch, Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Bibb, and Cedric Yarbrough just to name a few, then close out the review with a special spoiler rant from legendary hot-take cinephile himself, Highly Suspect Nathan. May his takes burn as bright as the star Clint Eastwood has left in the Hollywood sky.
DIRECTED BY: Clint Eastwood
STARRING: Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Gabriel Basso, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough, Leslie Bibb, Kiefer Sutherland, Amy Aquino, Adrienne C. Moore, Francesca Eastwood
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Nathan Flynn (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)
A recent transplant to Austin originally hailing from the wretched hive of scum and villainy that is the Midwest, Nathan Flynn has been a movie super freak since he saw “An American Werewolf in London” way too young and grew up worshipping the James Bond franchise and all things related to Cold War-era spycraft. When he’s not watching movies and being a constant defender of the Tron franchise, he can be found practicing his second biggest love: cooking (having been a chef for 10+ years) and hitting his head up against a desk to write screenplays that nobody reads. He also spearheads his own podcast on the Mission Impossible franchise titled “Mission: Impodible”. He can be found rarely posting on his personal twitter.
Marco Noyola (Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Audio Editor)
By day, Marco is a mild-mannered office worker, but by night he is a mild-mannered movie watcher. He does other mild-mannered stuff too.
“You don’t need to follow me. You don’t need to follow anybody!”
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