So perfect that this 1997 remake barely changed a thing from the original one from 1957, a showcase of its purity passing the test of time.
What this one does improve is the acting. Everyone is, at least, as good as the performer from the original, and plenty are better.
In particular, George C. Scott ties Lee Cobb as the best, but Jack Lemmon does the protagonist better than Fonda, without going melodramatic, but staying just passionate for "the true" as much as worried about a defenseless accused that everyone in the judicial system seems too eager to convict.
What this one does improve is the acting. Everyone is, at least, as good as the performer from the original, and plenty are better.
In particular, George C. Scott ties Lee Cobb as the best, but Jack Lemmon does the protagonist better than Fonda, without going melodramatic, but staying just passionate for "the true" as much as worried about a defenseless accused that everyone in the judicial system seems too eager to convict.