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 </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="588"><div> Reviewed by George & Pam Singleton</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="588"><div> HHH<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >½ </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="588"><div> Cast</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>                                          Gene Hackman                       Rankin Fitch</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>                                        John Cusack                           Nick Easter</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>                                       Dustin Hoffman                    Wendall Rohr</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>                                         Rachel Weisz                                 Marlee</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="588"><div> Directed by Gary Fleder. Drama, suspense. Rated PG-13 for violence, language and thematic elements. 20<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> Century Fox.  </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="588"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="588" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="588"><div> <B> Can you find a jury of your peers?    </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> In the latest John Grisham courtroom novel brought to the big screen, "Runaway Jury," we are introduced to a caseload of colorful characters.</div> <bR> <div> Set against the sultry, anything goes atmosphere of New Orleans' French Quarter, four people are determined to influence, at any cost, the outcome of a sensational murder trial. Rankin Fitch (Hackman) is a high-paid, ruthless jury consultant, hired by an unscrupulous gun manufacturer; who is being sued by the widow of a man killed by one of their weapons. Fitch will go to any extreme to stack the jury in his client's favor. He firmly believes that verdicts are too important to be simply left to juries. </div> <bR> <div> Wendall Rohr (Hoffman) represents the widow and her young son. An honest, likeable trial lawyer, with an earnest belief in the jury system, Rohr nonetheless hires a jury consultant of his own. He has neither the desire nor the deep pockets to sway the jurors beyond his legal limits - at least not at first.</div> <bR> <div> John Cusack brings his usual fine talent and charm to the role of Nick Easter, an affable though mysterious juror, who seems to have no life history prior to arriving in New Orleans six months ago. This bit of dirt is unearthed by Fitch's operatives as they dig for info on each juror, to be used as leverage, if necessary.</div> <bR> <div> Squaring off against this group is a mysterious young woman known as Marlee (Rachel Weisz), who appears to hold the strings to manipulate the jury in whichever direction she chooses. More precisely, she's holding the jury's verdict for ransom to the highest bidder. Obviously, she has inside information.</div> <bR> <div> Director Gary Fleder ("Don't Say a Word," "Kiss the Girls," and the twisted comedy "Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead") allows this story to play out against the shadowy interiors of a crowded, sweltering courtroom and a cluttered apartment, and along the narrow streets of New Orleans. He uses a kind of shorthand for "character development" of various jury members. You will recognize several familiar faces, and I found myself filling in the blanks on their personalities and sympathizing with those whose secrets are revealed. It's not unlike the methods used by jury consultants.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="591" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> Pam Singleton © 2003</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> <A HREF="mailto:pam@reelmoviecritic.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:pam@reelmoviecritic.com"><U><U>pam@reelmoviecritic.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>