Absolutely spellbinding

Rating: 10/10 (25 July 2009)

I have never served on a jury and therefore have no idea what is involved in full but this film drags you into this jury room and makes you pay attention to every second and gives you an insight as to what could happen should you serve as a juror. Apparently all but 3 of the 96 minutes length of this film was in shot in that room. I am not into camera angles and lighting and such its the whole effect that I am interested in and the experience of watching this film was spellbinding. When I watch this film I am always drawn to the one voice in the room who isn't sure about the guilt of the accused. Just imagine being in his shoes under those circumstances and you can see how easy it would be to say yes he is guilty can I go home now, after all the eleven other jurors are probably right so I will just agree with them. But this one juror applied a certain amount of logic and was determined enough to resist the jeers and negative comments and demand that he be listened to and of course he gets his concerns over and most people know the ending. In real life a mans life could have depended on whether the guy was going to speak up or not. That is a scary responsibility.