Twelve Angry Men [1957] (DVD)

Sometimes you can't help wondering if there's any point in writing an opinion on something; after all, this is a classic film. I've no doubts there are far more people on here who have seen it than not, and most of them wouldn't have kept doing what I did which was go "oh yeah, that's one I know I'll love... I must get round to that..." and never do it. (I did see the recent tv remake, where Jack Lemmon took on juror number 8 and George C. Scott number 3... but... it's never the same, and why would it be?). But, with a film like this one, it just seems like there's too much to say not to. So bear with me, and pretend you've never seen it. And if you ...  Read the complete review

Courtroom drams have always been popular in films and many such as ‘Inherit The Wind’ have been classics. ‘12 Angry Men’ is part of this genre but differs in that the focus is behind the scenes. We don’t see lawyer, judges, witnesses but all the action takes place in the jury room as the jurors struggle to decide on a young man’s guilt, knowing that a guilty verdict will lead to his death. THE STORY The story is set in New York in the late 50’s. The jury in a murder trial has been asked to come to a decision on the guilt of a young Puerto Rican man accused of killing his father. They are led to the jury room and it seems at first that there is ...  Read the complete review

Twelve Angry Men has a premise that sounds quite frankly, rather boring. The jury in a murder case has just begun to deliberate, for eleven of those jurors this seems cut and dry; the defendant is clearly guilty as charged. However for one man, Juror number 8 (Henry Fonda), the verdict is far from clear cut. When a vote is taken the result shows eleven votes for guilty and one for not guilty which means each side must try to persuade the other of their convictions in order to attain a unanimous vote. If the plot doesn't put you off then the notion that the full 96 minutes of this movie take place in a single room could easily change your mind. However ...  Read the complete review

Movie: If this movie would to be aired on the television most people would turn it over as soon as they saw it was black & white, some may get as far as seeing the actors names before switching over to another channel, maybe even commenting on the "old rubbish" they put on TV these days, and a few would continue watching it either because they knew the film and wanted to see it again or they would be prepared to give it a chance. If you fell into the last band then you would be in for a movie treat as 12 Angry Men is one of the best, most powerful movies I have seen in years and for someone who would normally class action, sci-fi and ...  Read the complete review

When those of you that read my last review will know that my favourite film is “12 Angry Men”. Well after having a number of people leaving me messages saying that they too liked it I’ve decided to write a review on it. I’m sorry to those that have seen the film as I haven’t described much of the story after the opening half an hour, as I don’t want to ruin it for anyone who has not had the pleasure of seeing the film yet, well now for the review, hope you enjoy the read. Story Twelve unnamed jurors are given the task of deciding the guilt or innocence of a street kid charged with murder. The youth, a 17 year old boy from the slum, stands accused of ...  Read the complete review