Nicholas Hoult's new movie debuts with strong Rotten Tomatoes rating

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Nicholas Hoult's new movie lands strong RT ratingClaire Folger - Warner Bros.

Juror #2, the new film starring Nicholas Hoult and Toni Collette, has landed a strong rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The legal thriller, the latest directorial effort from the legendary Clint Eastwood, sees Hoult play Justin Kemp, a young journalist and family man who is called for jury service.

The case is the murder of Kendall Carter, with James Sythe (Gabriel Basso) being considered the prime suspect. Justin, however, has intimate knowledge of the case, with the journalist hitting Kendall with his car on the night of her death.

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As he begins to think of himself as guilty and James as innocent, Justin is torn by the desire to stay by his family whilst also saving the life of an innocent man, creating a moral quandary in the courtroom.

Following its premiere at the AFI Festival on Sunday (October 27) and ahead of its general release on Friday (November 1), Juror #2 has received critical acclaim thus far, scoring an impressive 91% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from its first 35 reviews.

You can read a selection of reviews below:

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Rolling Stone

"Whether this is the last film Eastwood gets the opportunity to make, the jury is still out on that. But you can't accuse him of resting on his laurels. Artists half his age couldn't come up with a cinéma du airport read this intriguing."

The Washington Post

"Juror #2 contains the lived wisdom of an artist turning from contemplating how society fails the people we choose to call heroes to wondering about the ways in which a man might simply fail himself."

The Guardian

"Suspense is kept on a low flame but the film offers cosy pleasures, not least in the jury-room wrangles; one thing Henry Fonda never had to deal with in 12 Angry Men was the pernicious influence of true-crime podcasts."

Hollywood Reporter

"Eastwood, who’s demonstrated a career-long preoccupation with society’s struggle over conflicting morals, mostly focuses on Justin’s moral dilemma rather than his legal precarity."

TimeOut

"A deeply involving and thought-provoking new spin on the genre, which serves up a ripe moral quandary that goes deeper than anything John Grisham ever managed."

Screen International

"The film builds to a conclusion that is unexpected but surprisingly effective in its understatement, suggesting that this veteran director can still find new ways to explore what everyday courage looks like."

Juror #2 is in cinemas on November 1.

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