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| Nelson_Mandela 05/21/19 11:22:29 AM #109: | #219. 12 Angry Men https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/91/12_angry_men.jpg Dir: Sidney Lumet Genre: Drama, Crime Year: 1957 This is going to be another write-up that sounds like a criticism. Just keep in mind that I obviously really like this movie. It's my 219th favorite film, after all! But I just have to say that I am totally baffled as to why I keep seeing 12 Angry Men in the top 15 or 20 movies in the IMDB and Reddit lists. It's basically a perfectly written and directed film--but transcendent? I don't think so. With that off my chest, I'll be a lot nicer to 12 Angry Men. This is about as slick a courtroom drama as it gets. There is an intense buildup, thrilling dialogue, and a great mystery--all without any kind of flashback or scenes of the crime itself. The focus is all on the speculation of the jurors. Anytime you can squeeze that much drama out of mere back-and-forth deliberation, you have yourself an all-time great. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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