A ★★★★ review of Juror #2 (2024)

Men struggling with a dilemma is a recurring theme in Clint Eastwood’s movies. In Unforgiven, William Munny has given up his violent past only to be drawn back into it. In Million Dollar Baby, Frankie Dunn is faced with a life or death choice. In Gran Torino, Walt Kowalski faces his racist past and tries to outgrow it even if it costs him everything that is dear.  In this, Eastwood’s potentially final film, Nicholas Hoult replaces Eastwood as Justin Kemp, a juror on a murder trial (juror number 2, specifically) who faces a tremendous dilemma of his own. I won’t