Walking out of my cinema screening of “Juror No. 2,” the movie that kept rattling around my brain was 2015’s “The Martian." That probably seems like a very odd comparison point. One is a courtroom legal thriller about a juror struggling with one heck of an ethical dilemma, while the other is a big-budget sci-fi flick about an astronaut stuck on Mars. And yet, to me, the movies share a key similarity: Both are among the most entertaining movies ever made.
That isn’t to say that “Juror No.2” is my favorite movie of the year (nor was “The Martian” my favorite movie of 2015), but if tasked with recommending somebody a movie based purely on the entertainment factor, they both spring instantly to mind. Unfortunately, I suspect many people haven’t got the chance to see “Juror No. 2” as Warner Bros. opted against a wide theatrical release and instead put in its fewer than 50 movie theaters domestically.
