Directed by: Sydney Lumet
Written by: Reginald Rose
Starring cast: Henry Fonda (Juror #8 – Davis)
Supporting Cast: Martin Balsam (Juror #1), John Fiedler (Juror #2), Lee J. Cobb (Juror #3), E.G. Marshall (Juror #4), Jack Klugman (Juror #5), Ed Binns (Juror #6), Jack Warden (Juror #7), Joseph Sweeney (Juror #9), Ed Begley (Juror #10), George, Voskovec (Juror #11), Robert Webber (Juror #12)
What’s it rated?: Not Rated (I’d give it PG for some intense scenes, heavy subject matter and one swear word)
Genre: Drama, Courtroom Drama, Jury
Synopsis: It’s an open and shut case: an 18 year old boy is convicted of murdering his father, there is an eyewitness, another witness who heard everything, and the boys alibi doesn’t hold water. But the preliminary jury vote yields that one man isn’t so sure.
My Take: 12 Angry Men was a recommendation from Sam Y.
Have you ever watched films that were really void of everything? Have you ever watched a film and then felt it was a waste of your time? Well, 12 Angry Men isn’t one of those.
All I can say is that this is a great film. It’s relatively family-friendly, the plot is quite good (considering the limited possibilities of jury room dramas), there are some great lines, and an overall fantastic job filming. The writing was also very good; a writer not giving each character a name and yet still giving each his own personality and style of speech is fantastic. That was one of many things they did a great job on.
One thing you may notice if you see this film is how long of it was taken inside the confining 16x24 foot jury room. All but three minutes of the entire 1 hour 36 minute movie was taken inside that one room. Trivial, but still interesting :-)
Overall, and excellent film. Worth watching again and again… seriously. I watched it on Saturday and then on Sunday I watched it again with the rest of my family and I was almost surprised by the ending all over again.
Story: 8 out of 10
Humor: simple and refreshing, 6 out of 10
Suspense: 9 out of 10
Overall: 9 out of 10
-Graydon
5 comments:
I have been wanting to see this film for a long time! Every time I look for it at the library, it is checked out! Thanks for reviewing it--I want to see it even more now!
Sounds like a very interesting film. We have tried to get it from the library before, but they didn't have it. I hope to watch it soon.
I've been waiting for this movie to come from the library for a month and I'm still 22 of 29 holds on 5 copies.
you can search it on the internet and watch it free, or you can rent it from a movie store.
The library system is toooooo sloooooooow.
Sounds cool.
So why's it called 12 angry men?
Well there are 12 men on a jury in a superior court case, and most of the twelve men get angry at some point in the movie so I guess that's how they got the name :-)
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