12 Angry Men - Review

Cast: Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Warden

A young 18 year old boy is in trial for the murder of his father.
The conclusion of him being guilty or not lies in the hands of 12 jurors.If he is found guilty he is sent to the chair, if not he walks free.
Typical courtroom drama......NOT!!!!!!!
The storyline focuses on the 12 jurors throughout the movie(except the initial scene where the end of the trial is being shown).
When the jurors sit together after the trial to decide the fate of the young boy, all but one certain Mr.Davis(Henry Fonda) find him guilty.
What seems like a boring movie in the initial 5 minutes of the movie starts to get interesting when Mr.Davis puts across his arguments to support his cause.He finds loopholes in the evidences given by the key witnesses in the trial.
The movie as a whole shows human nature amongst 12 people sitting in one room discussing the case.Every type of a human being is described within these 12 people, right from the selfish ones, to the frustrated ones to the extremely dumb ones to the calmer ones.
When Mr.Davis puts across his argument as not guilty and starts to make a mockery of the evidence given by the key witnesses, you'll start to feel if Davis is correct and when the other jurors who think otherwise put across their statements you'll start to feel if Davis is being wrong.Almost throughout the movie, you'll be continuously thinking. 
Each character in the movie has played his part to the fullest.The performances of each actor was par excellence.
The storyline is superb and during the whole movie only 1 set was used......Yes only 1 set!
The movie showcases how anger,frustration or a calm mind can change a human being's perception about the way he sees things around him.
P.S: This movie is in Black and White.The movie released in 1957!

Overall : No guns, no shooting, no fast cars, no villains,no superman stunts, yet the movie will enthrall you and keep you at the edge of your seat.

Rating: 4.5/5

The Ugly truth - review

Cast: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner, Eric Winter

Abby Richter(Katherine Heigl) is a successful TV producer who also happens to be a typical control freak.
On the occasional date she would carry a list of "10 things she wanted in a man" .
Mike Chadway(Gerard Butler) plays a host to the TV show "The Ugly Truth" which reveals the darker and the true side of men.
All hell breaks loose when Mike Chadway is hired at the same TV channel where Abby works.
She cant stand his guts, he(like all men) cant stand a control freak.
The first half is hilarious.Total Rib tickling comedy, Typical battle of the sexes.
The chemistry between Mike and Abby gets better when Mike helps Abby out, so she can date her hot neighbor Colin Anderson(Eric Winter).
The 2nd half turns into a typical romantic sappy comedy, where Mike realizes he has feelings for Abby, and gets jealous whenever he sees Colin with Abby.
The storyline gets typical in the 2nd half of the movie.

Overall : A good watch, One of the better chick flicks I have watched.
Rating : 2.5/5