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 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 Eva3Si0N (403) on 02 Nov 2022

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

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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 Caroleg. (3) on 29 Mar 2009

This is an outstanding film! It not only updates Twelve Angry Men but immerses us in the Russian struggle with Chechnya…

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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 Noel Murray (1,901) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 02 Mar 2016

Rarely has the voyeuristic appeal of sitting on a jury been so cleverly expressed…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 08 Aug 2009

With its thunderous drama and larger-than-life characters, which lend it a brawling energy, 12 is never dull…

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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 Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 12 Jun 2015

Has none of the crisp passion or suspense of the 1957 Sidney Lumet version; it's bloated, heavy-handed, and lugubrious…

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