How sad is this?

best movie i've ever seen.

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

...without have the explanation. because it is more. more than a western, more than a moving story, more than admirable performances, more than a beautiful moral lesson, more than a great way to remind basic truths. it is a pledge for honest perspective about justice and what it defines. it is a good occasion for admire Henry Fonda and Dana Andrews, for the gallery of portraits, for the impecable cinematography . and for reasons who escape from real explanations. because it has the courage. to be . a masterpiece.

In light of today's headlines, where political accusations and over-reaction are the norm in the news, this classic shows the horror of mob rule. We learn from "To Kill A Mockingbird" that some people are on this earth to do a dirty job. There is a dirty job hanging over the head of the character played by Fonda. His mop-up of the incident is inspiring. If movie-makers really desire to touch lives, this film has done the job. Our conscience is a prime and valuable connection between man and Heaven. The film concludes with Fonda explaining that in a memorable bar scene, in a setting unique in all of cinema. I claim Fonda made "12 Angry Men" as a counter-balance to this bone-jarring story. What do YOU think?

This movie hurts like in emotional pain when you see what men who are out of control do to other men who are innocent. We are treated to human nature at its worst where the stakes are human lives. Excellent acting and story-line of the Wild West in its raw stages where men wanted law and order but used force to bring it about sometimes incorrectly. Here we are treated to human error except for one thing. Somethings cannot be undone and that's what engages us all about half-way through and doesn't stop until we are spent. We feel the pain of the characters in this movie and go through their phases as they do. There is a mix of characters that allow us to see the story from different points of view. The ending satisfies and also has us wondering for the good as to what happens next. Good movie to eat a sandwich with as they eat meat and bread washed down by hot coffee. Enjoy Dana Andrews Henry Morgan Jane Darnell and a some other familiar faces as they take us into the Ox-Bow incident. Keep in mind that you will see why we have specific laws when it comes to handling perpetrators who are charged with a crime. You will also come to know why we take 13 years to execute a condemned man. We have to be sure

What this film manages to do in just over one hour, most films of the kind can't manage to produce all combined.After a little bit of a slow ordinary start, this film dives straight into its plot, development and ethical theme as the riders led by the anger of a couple of persuasive spearheads go on a quest to "find the killers". What ensues is the most excellently developed piece of Western/drama cinema, through an atmosphere of pure captivating intensity that never lets down. Nothing much is really happening and there is more discussion than actual event, and yet, it finds itself a way into the viewer's most careful attention, where there's a genuine sense of care for where the film will be going as it progresses. It's gripping, thought-provoking til the very end.The characters are very well written and the plot is full with a host of various characters, some of which are secondary but still important both to the general plot and their subplots that resolve on their own.There's a sensitivity and attention to detail here that aren't always easy to find in such films. It manages to be very grim and morbid and centered around death, and yet, not at all depressing to watch and instead very engaging and relentless.