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Tuesday 5 March 2013

12 ANGRY MEN [1957]

Director Sidney Lumet made his feature film debut with the legal drama classic 12 Angry Men....and wow, what a debut it is.
An impressive cast makes their mark with a variety of distinct characters with captivating dialogue and precise direction.  In fact the whole film is set in one room so it completely relies on the dialogue and performances, which not once loses your interest.  The photography is fantastic as it slowly and subtly gets more and more claustrophobic as tempers raise.  There's not a whole lot I can say about this film that hasn't already been said.  It's simply one of those must see movies for lovers of film.

5 public avengers out of 5

1 comment:

Dr Faustus said...

Hell, yes.
5 secret ballots out of 5