Review of 12 Angry Men (1957) by Kevin C — 30 Sep 2016

This film is considered to be one of the greatest courtroom films ever made - and it is certainly up there among the very best.

The film is about a dissenting juror in a murder trial who slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court. The person who begins to cast a little doubt on the case is Henry Fonda, and he gives a very good performance in the film. In fact, all of the cast are very good, and no-one is bad.

The direction from Sidney Lumet is excellent throughout while the script is very well written by Reginald Rose, which is based on a story by him, so he knows exactly what he is writing about. The script also makes the film easy to follow because as the evidence comes in to the courtroom, you know exactly what is going on.

This is one film that will definitely keep you gripped and right on the edge-of-your-seat from the start to the finish.