Viewer is the 13th Angry man!!

Rating: 10/10 (17 September 2017)

The recipe was ready and the control to prepare the food was given to viewer's eyes and senses, that's the risk a film maker takes when he decides to make a movie like 12 Angry Men, where the whole control to imagine each incidents of a crime mystery is provided to the viewer.When you see the first nearly 6 and a half minutes of a masterpiece long shot, you are quite convinced that this film is in great hands. As the movie progresses, the story got a hold of you so tight that after some point you start thinking like a jury and become the 13th Angry Man who wants to solve this case. What wins over everything is a strong plot with a brilliantly written screenplay. It's not so easy to write a mystery drama occurring inside a single room and let the viewer picturing every details through dialogues, but full marks to Reginald Rose for keeping the screenplay so tight with minute details of each incident that everything comes so easy as if they are happening in front of the eyes . The direction is so perfect that you are convinced that the whole movie is shot in a single day, there could not have been a better story telling than this, where the plot demands it. What makes the movie more interesting is the director's approach to arrange long shots which are acted brilliantly by everyone. Henry Fonda stands out of the crowd with a calm and composed act and justified his role to the fullest. A special mention goes to the make up department which kept in check the sweating of each character, though not so much of an importance but that provides a feeling of continuity in the movie. One special mention of the bathroom scene where one of the jury flips the cigarette, which is executed flawlessly and you wonder how many takes it's gonna take to make that scene to perfection.
Not everyday you watch a movie like 12 Angry Men and not everyday you get the satisfaction to call a movie "A Masterpiece", well, today is the day. There will never be a replacement to this movie where Screenplay and Direction are real actors. This movie sets a clear example that a good plot and a good story telling makes masterpieces, other departments just becomes secondary though necessary elements in a movie.