One of the Best

Rating: 8/10 (10 February 2019)

I was very positively blown away by this movie. I definitely must say that it is one of the best I hae seen. Something that I find very fascinating about it is that it keeps you interested in the story and on the edge of your seat even though it takes place in the same room for the entirety of it and it is just made up of conversation. in that respect it reminds me of "Rope" by Alfred Hitchcock, which I think is a masterpiece.
The performances are very engaging and I think that all of the characters were portrayd in a very well done and believeable way. Henry Fonda is obviously very good but I was happy that he didn´t steal the show despite being the main character. All of the characters had their time to shine and their own little character arc.
Before watching this I wouldnt have thought that a bunch of people arguing could be this entertaining to watch however later on I was legitemately sad to see it end. I belive I could honestly watch this movie for days. It just never gets dull.
The mystery aspect of the movie I think was very well handled for the most part. The fact that we do not know any of the evidence before the debate of the twelve jurors was very good because that way there were a lot of awesome scenes where a crucial piece of evidence was presented that turned the argument around. (A good example for this is the scene where Henry Fonda pulls out the knife.)
In the end the audience never finds out whether the young man actually comittted the murder or not which seems somwhat dissappointing to me but when thinking about it further I guess that´s the point of the movie. Its not really about whether the boy is guilty or not. It´s just about what you choose to believe.
Overall this movie made for a very entertaining watch and I would recommend this movie to everybody. See it as soon as possible. I really loved it a lot and if it was possibl to give half stars I would give it an 8.5 instead of an 8 to get a more accurate rating. Maybe on a second viewing I´ll give it a 9 but that remains to be seen.
Excellent film.