The entire movie revolves around one single jury chamber, with 12 jurors assembling there. At first, the decision seems obvious, and the point of the film is missed.
But one juror has to break the immediate blitzkrieg: and it's eleven jurors - GUILTY, versus one - NOT GUILTY.
It is this courage and strength of this single juror to change the opinion of all the jury, it is his personal charm and sense of penetration, with a fully convincing tone, that leads the film. Several severe societal conflicts are revealed, and the character of every juror is psychologically and personally enlightened.
The jurors hold their own personal investigation, if it might be formulated that way, inside that single chamber. It is amazing how facts are manipulated with practically no physical evidence whatsoever. It is a truly brilliant psychological drama of characters, a drama of powerful personae, and a true battle for justice. No words can describe the tension that silently fluctuates in that room; the struggle of spirits who first see and meet each other; and, for the totally imbalancing strike, we do not even know the jurors' names.
10/10
But one juror has to break the immediate blitzkrieg: and it's eleven jurors - GUILTY, versus one - NOT GUILTY.
It is this courage and strength of this single juror to change the opinion of all the jury, it is his personal charm and sense of penetration, with a fully convincing tone, that leads the film. Several severe societal conflicts are revealed, and the character of every juror is psychologically and personally enlightened.
The jurors hold their own personal investigation, if it might be formulated that way, inside that single chamber. It is amazing how facts are manipulated with practically no physical evidence whatsoever. It is a truly brilliant psychological drama of characters, a drama of powerful personae, and a true battle for justice. No words can describe the tension that silently fluctuates in that room; the struggle of spirits who first see and meet each other; and, for the totally imbalancing strike, we do not even know the jurors' names.
10/10