WOWWWWWW! JUST WOW! It certainly left me speechless at the end.
Initially I intended to watch this film as a 17 year old willing to apply to study law at university and obviously become a lawyer of some sort in the future. Frankly, I thought that due to my unfamiliarity with court proceedings and procedural law, this film is going to challenge my ability to understand and comprehend everything that occurs but to my mistake, I enjoyed every second of it. Another thing that deterred me from watching it was also the fact that it was filmed in the 1950s, an era that I’ve never really explored in films. However, to my surprise, I became accustomed to and rather unbothered by the monochrome style and the language itself was very familiar to our own modern english.
Now about the film: it is a very funny film and I loved that for it! Apart from that, I absolutely loved and admired the personality of Mr Wilfrid as a barrister who passionately defended his client. His initial reluctance to accept the case was eventually overcome by his conviction that the client deserved a barrister who truly believed in their innocence, especially since he found the other the other barrister’s commitment lacking. The evidence delivered and argued in court was really intriguing as it kept me questioning the events and even the truth through the entire trial. And there is also a jaw-dropping twist that I did not see coming but did suspect at one point toward the end of the film.
Overall, I cannot not express how content I feel that I gave this film a shot and I most certainly do not regret it! 11/10 would recommend to anyone!