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‘Re-Creation’ Review: 6-Time Oscar Nominee Jim Sheridan Creates Fictional Jury Trial For Real-Life Untried Murder Case In ‘12 Angry Men’ Homage – Tribeca Festival
A review of 'Re-Creation' a fictional take on what a jury might have done in real life unsolved murder from 6-time oscar nominee Jim Sheridan
Six-time Oscar nominated writer/director/producer Jim Sheridan has tackled a variety of films in his storied career, which includes My Left Foot, The Boxer, In The Name Of The Father, In America, The Field, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ and numerous others. To do that, he and Merriman have blended this real-life case into a fictional jury trial that essentially, and unapologetically, is an homage to Sidney Lumet’s classic 1957 feature directorial debut 12 Angry Men, in which Henry Fonda memorably played the only juror voting not guilty against 11 others, who one by one are slowly convinced to not jump to the conclusion of guilt. With an exceptional cast, particularly Krieps and John Connors, as well as brief interludes with Colm Meaney as Ian Bailey, you can only hope that Jim Sheridan himself finally has closure on the case that has haunted him for so long.
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