It asks the question: What wouldyoudo in a similar circumstance but doesnt answer that with easy solutions.

Its complicated, to say the least.

But is it as easy as that?

Nicholas Hoult in ‘Juror #2’

Nicholas Hoult in ‘Juror #2’Warner BRos/Everett Collection

He could get 30 years to life.

There are so many twists in Abrams cleverly constructed scenario, and amazingly they all are plausible.

If they werent, this whole souffle could fall, and fall hard.

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It stays above water.

Eastwood always honors the writer and rarely does radical surgery on his films screenplays.

And that seems a shame.

Audiences, therightaudiences, given half a chance, would eat this up.

Sadly they dont make em much like this anymore.

Producers are Eastwood, Tim Moore, Jessica Meier, Adam Goodman and Matt Skiena.