In Reply to: If you love kids on the screen... posted by Victor Khomenko on April 29, 2000 at 05:37:17:
Shameful, isn't it? Thanks for the rec.Saw "Twelve Angry Men" for the tenth-plus time on TMC cable Thursday night ("Swept Away..." was on Bravo at the same time). Based on my two jury experiences, the story isn't very realistic in terms of the depth of effort that the jurors use to go over the evidence. However, the acting in this film is MONUMENTAL! I think David Mamet must go green with envy watching this one. Somehow, all those great actors didn't overshadow each other. Thought I read that someone is working on a new version, but can't imagine finding more than three or four current male actors to fill that jury. They'll have to either stick with the '50's period, or change it to "Twelve Angry People" to mix women in the jury for more contemporary realism.
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Follow Ups
- That's the only film on your list that I've seen. - TAFKA Steve 06:22:33 04/29/00 (1)
- I did reasonably well last night... - Victor Khomenko 06:55:14 04/29/00 (0)