great classic movie

Rating: Null/10 (27 September 1999)

This movie is shot inside one single room, where the 12 chosen jury men try to decide if the defendant is guilty or not. It stars a great Henry Fonda trying to defend the boys life against the prejudice of many of the jury men. J. L Cobb is magnificent as an angry man who effortlessly ignores any argument that the defendant shouldnt "fry" in the chair. But as the film evolves, we learn that he has some built up anger towards society and that failure in life leads him to act the way he does. When he collapses in tears, muttering the words, not guilty, I had a tear in my eyes. Ronald Emmerich could never have made this. Its great.