I have watched both the trailer and the film 12 angry men. The trailer gave just enough information away that made the movie seem suspenseful and pushed me to watch it and find out more. I am now going to evaluate the film based on some criteria that I look for while watching films. Good acting is the number one thing I look for in films. I cannot watch a film that has actors that cannot act. The second thing I look for is an interesting plot. The last thing I look for is predictability. I lose interest very easily in movies when I can predict what is going to happen in the end. Keeping all of that in mind, 12 Angry Men was a very good film. This film is an excellent example of filmmaking that does not require an overly complicated set to entertain the viewers. The entire film takes place in one small, clustered, and hot meeting room; but, the jurors use that tiny space wisely. Such as, the scene where Henry Fonda, juror number 8, acted out how the old man, a stroke victim, would have had time to get from his bedroom to the front door, within 15 seconds, to see the defendant running away from the scene of the murder. The defendant involved is an eighteen year old boy who has been accused of stabbing his father. When we get a glimpse of the defendant, we can see that he isn’t American; although, it isn’t clear which ethnicity he comes from. He has…show more content… Ed Begley, juror number 10, begins a racist rant "You know how these people lie. It's born in them. They don't know what the truth is. And let me tell you, they don't need any real big reason to kill someone, either..." But, as he continues his rant, one juror after another stands up from the jury table and walks away, turning their back on him. Even those who think the defendant is guilty cannot bare to listen to the nonsense because Begley is being so harsh and