"Trials are too important to be decided by juries," quips jury consultant extraordinaire Rankin Fitch (Gene Hackman), the man you want whispering in your attorney's ear when it's jury selection time. Two years after a disgruntled day trader shot his way through an office full of former co-workers, laid-back New Orleans lawyer Wendall Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) is attempting the impossible: Representing the young widow (Joanna Going) of a murdered broker (an uncredited Dylan McDermott) in her wrongful-death suit against the gun manufacturer. Knowing full-well that no one ever wins gun cases — juries invariably side with the manufacturer — Rohr reluctantly hires jury consul...
Released:
2003
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
127 mins