"Perfection"

There are so few movies in this world that manage to immerse you completely into the situations it portrays. In general, the simpler the situation, the easier the immersion. And this film is extremely simple in premise; it has only two rooms in the entire film and 12 characters, and they pretty much just talk for the entire movie. This seemingly simplistic premise really manages to immerse you as a viewer to the events from the very first scene. The film is also exceptional due to the fact that had it been directed by anyone else than Lumet, it would not be very good. Any other director would've loved to put flashbacks to the events the jurors discuss in the film, or even make the final juror simply punch Fonda to the face in the end. Any of the changes that can be imagined for this film would've made it a lesser picture as a whole. This, I think, works as proof of the fact that 12 Angry Men is one of the few movies in this world to almost reach the term "perfect" as it's primary form of description. If you change it, it just isn't as good in any level, as evidenced by the horrid 90s remake of the same name.

10/10