Classic!!

12 Angry Men is one of those films that you just have to call a classic no matter whether you like it or not. It is a story of great mystery and great power because of what could happen to the convict of the film and that the 12 jurors have the power to decide that. 12 Angry Men is a classic that isn't a very long running one but the main thing is that it is a classic that is really easily remembered as well as the actors within the film particularly the legendary Henry Fonda. Watching 12 Angry Men is a lot like playing the Cluedo board game. If you've ever played the game, you will see what I mean. It is a film with adventure because it takes you into depth within the case and the decision of whether the convict is guilty or innocent. It shows a greatly artistic design of what the courts were like in those days and also about how serious they were with the investigation because almost all of the jurors fell out with each other.


What I also really loved about 12 Angry Men is that we never knew any of the 12 jurors real names. Not even juror 8 who is the main character in the film who was portrayed by Henry Fonda. Juror 8 was the most curious juror out of all 12 because he was sort of really keen to cover everything within the investigation. Each of the 12 jurors are very different people really. Juror 1 is an Assistant High-School Football coach, juror 2 is a meek and unpretentious bank clerk, juror 3 is a businessman and an emotionally distraught father, opinionated and stubborn with a streak of sadism, juror 4 is a rational stock broker, unflappable and self-assured, juror 5 is a young man from a violent slum, a Baltimore Orioles fan, juror 6 is a house painter, tough but principled and respectful, juror 7 is a salesman, sports fan, superficial and indifferent to the deliberations, juror 8 is an architect, the lone dissenter (in the beginning), juror 9 is a wise and observant elderly man, juror 10 is a garage owner; a pushy loudmouthed bigot, juror 11 is an immigrant watchmaker, proud to be a naturalized American citizen and juror 12 is an indecisive advertising executive. In the 1997 remake of this film another legendary actor portrayed juror 8 and that was Jack Lemmon.


Sidney Lumet's directing was really good in this film. He makes it seem so realistic that the murder investigation was real and almost everything else was real. Most court dramas are set in the same place but they all investigate different cases. Sidney Lumet has created probably his most famous film first. His directing debut started with a bang and in a huge way. The script was just amazing that is really well written and didn't flaw once.


This is a masterpiece from Henry Fonda but I don't think it's his best film though. I preferred his acting and character in The Grapes Of Wrath. It is one of the best classics to have ever come on screen in cinema history. It is a classic that has been remade and has failed greatly. 12 Angry Men is an amazing film but my favourite courtroom drama is still To Kill A Mockingbird. 12 Angry Men is one of the greatest films of the 1950s and is one of the best if not the most famous mystery film of all time.

9/10