A look at justice

Rating: Null/10 (31 July 2000)

This movie is a masterful look into the workings of trial by jury. At the movie's opening all of the jurors are ready to send the defendant to the chair...except one (Fonda). He takes it upon himself to try to convince the other jurors that there is reasonable doubt that he committed the crime and thus potentially save an innocent man's life. Having never served on a jury, this movie made me think about how an innocent person can be saved by thoroughly examining all of the facts, rather then jumping to false conclusions. For anyone who hasn't seen it, it may boost your faith in the justice system and your fellow man.