Nicholas Easter (John Cusack) is desperate to get on this jury. With a high powered Gun Manufacturer, at risk of being held responsible for selling the guns that are used in crime, the question is why.

Gene Hackman is brought in for the defence as a jury consultant, who is at ease with digging up dirt and manipulating jurors, to get the results he wants.

And Rachel Weisz is an outsider, pulling Easters strings. As the stakes get higher, there is no doubt that this Jury is For Sale, but will the highest bidder win.

Hackman, Weisz and Cusack are all on top form for this one, but Hoffman's Character seemed to lack a little depth.

Basically a good thriller, that is worth watching, but don't expect too much, you might feel let down.

7/10

I thoroughly enjoyed Runaway Jury on the whole. While the plot-despite having a great concept and above decent ending-is rather thin and has its fair share of inconsistencies and there are moments where the film drags, it is a very stylish and well-acted film that never tries to be the definitive courtroom drama. The direction is tight and assured, there is a fair amount of crisp dialogue and the whole film right down from the location work and editing look great and very slick and stylish. The main attraction though is the cast, and the performances are all-round solid. John Cusack is the weakest of the four leads, but he does have a lot of charm and charisma. Dustin Hoffmann is very good in his role, with his scene between Gene Hackman a contender for the highlight of the film, if rather underused. Rachel Weisz gives her best performance here, while the nearly-always-great Gene Hackman is just superb. All in all, intriguing film and well acted. 7.5/10 Bethany Cox

Based on a John Grisham novel, Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) is a torts lawyer suing a gun manufacturer. Opposing his is lawyer Durwood Cable (Bruce Davison),but his real opposition may just be the jury consultant Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman). Add to the mix, a mysterious juror Nicholas Easter (John Cusack) and his girlfriend Marlee (Rachel Weisz).

The gun case just doesn't fit anymore. It probably fit for the time of the novel. The case against the gun company needs to be much stronger. However, the jury tampering stuff is great. It has great insights that is now standard elements in every courtroom movie. And then there is the bathroom scene with Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman. One must always appreciate when legends collide.