It’s hard not to feel depressed about the legal system at times. From all those “Judge Fill-in-the-Blank” shows to cases like the People vs. O.J Simpson, the legal field gets hit hard from all sides.
So it’s refreshing to be reminded what the system is all about, and the 1957 classic “12 Angry Men” does it better than any film before it, or since.
I review the film’s DVD re-release at Donne Tempo. Not much in the way of extras, and the “50th anniversary” tag is a year late. But watching Henry Fonda work his analytical magic on a crowd of angry white males is worth flubbing the exact date.
(Photo: The jury convenes in “12 Angry Men” - Henry Fonda is third man from the left , Jack Klugman is at the far right inforeground.)
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