Outstanding movie in all ways

Rating: 9/10 (13 January 2009)

"12 Angry Men" is an outstanding achievement. Why? Like in the movie, I'm gonna tell you why I think so:
1.It's from 1957, it's old. (Many, mostly young, people find this negative.
2.It's in black and white (Even more doesn't even bother to try and see such movies)
3.It has a very simple plot.
4.It's shot almost entirely in a single room.
5.The budget's as low as 340.000 dollars (Citizen Kane, 16 years EARLIER had 690.000)
6.It was Sidney Lumets, the director, first movie. and
7.It consists almost entirely of dialogue.
And STILL; The LOWEST average score is 7.8! (By girls under 18 of course)
Throughout the feature, there is a great tension. There is so much we want to know, so much that fixes my eyes on the screen from the first minute until the end. Did the boy do it? Can number 8 convince the rest? Can he convince me? Who will be the next to have doubts? Will number 8 come up with more excellent deducing?
This is the proof that great movies can be done with very small resources. All you need is a great plot and good actors. Astoundishing! 10/10