Review of 12 (2009) by Benjaminm — 11 Mar 2009

Tries to do everything & ends up doing nothing.

This review of 12 (2009) was written by Benjaminm on 11 Mar 2009.

12 has generally received positive reviews.

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 27 Jun 2013

Mikhalkov has made a new film with its own original characters and stories, and after all, it's not how the film ends, but how it gets there…

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 04 Aug 2013

There is an unnerving and hopefully implausible twist at the end, but for the most part, Mikhalkov's 12 is magnetic…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 29 Mar 2010

No matter how bad things get, you can always be thankful for this: You're not on trial for murder in Russia…

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By Rick Groen (1,350) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 28 Dec 2010

Yes, Mikhalkov has set himself quite the agenda, but in the end the film is too much of a piece with its topic, intensely fascinating yet seriously…

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By Shawn Levy (1,238) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 30 Oct 2012

Mikhalkov plays the jury foreman, allowing himself a bit of business that eventually erases itself, amounting, effectively, to nothing…

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By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 03 Jul 2012

The tradition of Russian stage acting enriches this satisfying update of Reginald Rose's TV play Twelve Angry Men…

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By Michelle Orange (458) for Village Voice (8,525) on 21 Jul 2015

Miklahkov keeps 12 tops spinning at all times in the school gymnasium that serves as their deliberation room, and though the speech/conversion…

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By Bob Mondello (417) for NPR (1,713) on 17 Jul 2014

The title is shorter, but that's the only thing remotely diminished about 12, Nikita Mikhalkov's exuberantly Russian reworking of Reginald…

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By Eva3Si0N (403) on 02 Nov 2022

12 - a remake of one of the best films from Nikita Mikhalkov…

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By Danl (18) on 12 Mar 2009

Captures the essence of the original, but adds a distinctly Russian flavor…

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