12 Angry Men

I was always shocked to hear about how this movie was ranked so high in every all time list. I mean what can you really do in a singular room? And for a hour and a half this must get boring quickly. But that’s what makes it one of the best. The fact that you don’t get bored with it at all, even if (in my case) you already are familiar with the whole story. This movie had some of if not the best shot framing I’ve ever seen. The acting was great, the jurors all had their story and the ending was a great climatic moment I was not expecting at all, it made my eyes well up. This was great, and I get it now. It’s not the most captivating story but it makes up for that in literally every other aspect. This is the type of movie you watch to learn how to make movies. Edit* I’m just realizing how similar Dog Day Afternoon (1975) is to this, but I found it to be much better here. I don’t know I found myself more invested this time around, but maybe I just need to rewatch DDA 4.5/5