12 Angry Men

“The movie starts in a way that draws you in, laying the setting out, the editing is tight, it communicates the atmosphere very well. It feels modern in how quickly and effortlessly it draws you in to Casablanca.”

CakeKake▲ 8about 0–15% inread it ↗

“especially toward the end with the camera work and lighting”

tpars▲ 4about 75–100% inread it ↗

“a more of pyrrhic victory at the end. They did their jobs and went back to their normal mundane life, no joyous celebration outside the deliberation room. A contemplative ending if anything.”

CakeKake▲ 1about 85–100% inread it ↗

“the denouement is predictable and clumsy”

Deep_Eye_1498▲ 1about 75–100% inread it ↗

“The tension builds gradually as the jurors clash and reveal their hidden motivations.”

maika9about 0–100% inread it ↗

“At the beginning of the film, the camera is positioned at high angles and uses wide lenses, this makes the room seem larger and more airy.”

Tito_pvpabout 0–33% inread it ↗

“As the discussion heats up, and the tension rises, the camera drops to low angles and uses more narrow lenses and close-ups. This makes the room look claustrophobic and cramped, and increases the feeling of pressure.”

Tito_pvpabout 33–100% inread it ↗

“this is for me where the film start”

Bazoulezouzouabout 10–100% inread it ↗

“What now ensues is one of the best written and characterised, compelling, dramas cinema has ever produced. Excellent efforts from Lee J. Cobb, in particular, but from all concerned allow the tension to positively leap from the screen at us.”

CinemaSerfabout 33–66% inread it ↗

“Sweaty, gritty, claustrophobic”

John Chardabout 0–100% inread it ↗

“**A very well-made film, with great actors.** As a non-American myself, it's a little tricky for me to understand how well this justice system works. Don't get me wrong, but in my country it is not usual to resort to this type of trials, where the decision depends largely on the lawyers' ability to convince a group of jurors. Here, the decision depends more on the judge, or on a collective of judges. Resorting to a jury trial is provided for in Portuguese law, but must meet a tight set of pre”

Filipe Manuel Netoread it ↗

“Unassuming. This is the first impression one may have, upon reading what this movie is about: 12 jurors deliberate about a murder case, where the accused suspect is the victim's son, a 18 y.o. boy. They must reach a unanimous verdict of guilty or innocent. As it starts, it seems pretty much set, and everybody appears sure of the boy's guilt, except for one man. "How can someone still have doubt, when so many (incl. more experienced jurors) are so sure?". What follows is an exciting and car”