Fantastic jury drama!

Rating: 9/10 (2 November 2008)

Out of all the famous and over-rated oldies I've seen, this one takes the cake! It has a brilliant script and even better screenplay. Considering that 95% of the movie takes place in one room, it is superbly executed by Lumet. Both Fonda and the angr...(read more) y character Cobb plays are excellent.
I was thoroughly entertained during the running time, the cast and characters were all fantastic, and the situation they were all placed in made this a great movie-watching experience in film-making. But this is a thinking person's film, if you love court dramas, let me tell you this is one of the best of all time!