12 Angry Men: A single room ... and perfection!

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2003)

After seeing Sidney Lumet's version of Reginald Rose's play several times I can still claim that this is one of the best movies ever made, not just because of Rose's screenplay but also because of the outstanding cast (Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Lee J Cobb, E.G. Marshall and of course Henry Fonda to mention a few).
'12 Angry Men' takes place in almost only one room, but still it is so far from boring. It was Sidney Lumet's first movie for the cinema, and it looks like that he already then had as much or even more experience and knowledge than any other director.
The TV-remake from 1997 is suppose to be good, but I don't think it can match this version even if it contains some real good, heavy names such as Jack Lemmon and George C Scott. Sidney Lumet's "12 Angry Men" is perhaps one of the most perfect movies ever done, I can't find any real weak spot in it. With this movie, Henry Fonda won much respect from me.
Rating: 10 of 10.