One of the Greatest Movies Ever Made

Rating: 10/10 (13 December 2011)

If I told you a film was 50 years old, black and white, all of it takes place in one room, and has no comedy, you probably would think it to be a rather boring flick. Yet 12 Angry Men uses such an interesting character study and dialog it maintains our attention level the whole way through. The film does slightly drag at the beginning, but Fonda amuses us by gradually picking apart the case bit by bit. This is, in my opinion, one of the greatest films ever made. It belongs on the shelf of any movie lover. Cobb delivers an outstanding performance as a bitter, torn father who has had a rough relationship with his son. Fonda is displays one of the greatest performances I've ever seen as the average family man who turns the tide of jury. E.G. Marshall is the intelligent, cocky Juror 4. Ed Begley is a prejudice, heartless old timer. All of them deliver stellar performances in this classic film.