Thursday, December 8, 2011

#87. 12 Angry Men



Year: 1957

Director: Sidney Lumet

Reflections: 12 Angry Men is a fantastic social commentary in the heart of late 1950's New York as a room full of jurors deliberate the fate of a hispanic boy being charged with the murder of his father.  Henry Fonda delivers a moving performance as the strong spoken idealist amidst a room full of prejudice and distracted minds. I enjoyed the focus Sidney Lumet's film places on the importance of life, along with the current racial inequality in the judicial system.

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