Juror #2 - 2024 - 7/10

During voir dire, those in the pool try to escape.
Our main protagonist, Justin, is selected despite having a pregnant wife who is a nest of worry.
The trial is a lowlife affair. Boyfriend accused of bludgeoning his girlfriend.
Plenty of tavern witnesses saw the fight, her defiant exit, him climbing into his vehicle.
Witnesses include Justin, who was not supposed to be anyway near alcohol.
And who, like a zillion other people, should never have checked his phone, while driving in a rainstorm.
Later, he reflects back, “It was a deer I hit, right? It couldn’t have been her!”
Excellent courtroom drama, with keen eye toward juror preconceptions.
Film makes a tense moral thriller – so long as you overlook plotholes.
(SPOILER > He could have dodged jury duty simply saying he was in the bar and saw the fight.)
Midway, my bride observed, “This is Georgia. Your drawl is heavier than anyone in this.”