Juror #2–Trial by Fire or Twelve Angry Men?
In this latest Clint Eastwood movie (2024), we see the jury selection process for the trial of a brutal murder of an abused young woman, Kendall Carter (Francesca Eastwood). After an odious fight with her abusive boyfriend, James Sythe (Gabriel Basso of “The Night Agent”) in a local bar, Kendall is found dead, bloodied and battered in a ravine. The pending trial in Juror #2 seems likely to result in a predictable verdict of guilty for the former drug-addicted abuser.
Enter Justin Kemp (a remarkable Nicolas Hoult of “The Great” and “The Menu”), a freelance journalist...
