Quincy makes good!

Rating: 10/10 (6 July 2001)

Alright, so Jack Klugman may not be the only reason for enjoying this timeless movie, but it does help that he's in it!
To describe this film is an exercise in futility, it is as lifeless on the page as it is vibrant on the screen. For the record, a twelve-man jury debates on an apparently open and shut murder case. But the film is much more than the sum of it's parts. You hang on every word, the single set location becoming gradually more claustrophobic as the story gradually unfolds.
Each actor has a moment in the spot light that they make their own. The performances are at once clearly defined each actor right at the core of their character, and at the same time so believable that they appear naturalistic, that by the end, you don't even realise you haven't learned a single name!