Lumet Masterpiece

Rating: Null/10 (26 September 2000)

Probably Lumet's best picture. The film is not about story, it's about 12 characters, 12 very different people deliberating a straight-forward murder case, but as the picture goes on, things are not clear cut.
The film features 12 fantastic characters, each one is different, each one has different reasons for their answers. Henry Fonda is brilliant, maybe not his best role, but still fantastic.
Lumet's direction is not gimmicky. The director puts us in the film, you are part of this jury, we are number 13.
The film is shot in black and white, perfect photography.
I can't say too much, just watch it because it's a masterpiece derived from a simple story. This is a character picture.
Enjoy.