An intriguing movie

Rating: 10/10 (7 February 2007)

~SPOILER WARNING~
I first saw this movie in 10th grade about2 years ago, and now I have the movie I could watch 10 times if I wanted. I think this movie deserves more credit than it's given, specifically because the meaning of it goes much deeper than a simple jury trying to decide whether a youth is innocent or guilty. Human nature and emotion is shown on many different levels, ranging from personal prejudice to calm indifference.
All of the Jurors are interesting in their own way, but I think it's particularly because of his apathy that I find Juror #7 the most captivating. It might be due to his incredible lack of interest or to his constant humor that serves to ease the situation, albeit for a short time. He's not a *bad* person, but his character and some of his dialog (i.e. "I got a different method. Laughs, drinks, jokes...tricks..." at least I think that's what he said; I wish there was a script I could look at)suggests that his character leans more toward cunning and, of course, trickery. I feel bad for Juror #3 at the end when he breaks down after tearing up the picture of him and his son. It's gotta be one of the more emotional scenes in the movie (which is saying something, considering that the whole movie is largely about human emotion.)
All in all, I'd give this movie a 10/10.