A completely genius piece of work

Rating: 9/10 (24 August 2009)

This was in fact my first ever black and white film, and I was very surprised with how much I enjoyed it. As a kid I had pre-conceptions the black and whites were dull, boring and terrible to watch. This is the film that showed me how wrong I was. This is an absolute masterpiece. I loved every second of it. For starters it is beautifully written, and I believed in every second of it from start to finish. I was completely absorbed, as if I was in the room with the characters themselves. Also, the entire plot is extremely clever, at the beginning I had my doubts as to whether the man would be able to convincingly persuade the others to vote not guilty, but I was totally convinced. I would love to watch this again and would recommend this to anyone looking to see some old black and whites.