is beautifully filmed with an attention to detail for the locations and settings, helping to really bolster the feel of what happened in the months leading up to the assassination as well as in the years following. a second time with Stone’s commentary helped a great deal in this regard, but I can’t see people like my parents watching the film and actually being able to comprehend the case being made here. I found it to be extremely convoluted and hard to follow. The main problem I had with the film was how it presented the evidence. Rather, egos seem to have been put aside to form a well-acted argument for Stone’s view of the conspiracy behind the assassination. All of the parts are terrifically acted and I didn’t have the feeling that any actor was there and thought he was central to the film. Aside from Costner, there’s Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Jack Lemmon, Joe Pesci, Sissy Spacek, John Candy, Walter Matthau, Donald Sutherland, and more. is terrific and lists many well-known actors and actresses among the cast. That’s not to detract from the bulk of the film at all. When there are long monologues that sound more like someone pontification their own take on what happened in November of 1963, it loses some credibility with me. When the evidence seems to be uncovered during the natural course of the investigation, it flows nicely, even if I found it confusing at times to follow all of the different connections between various parties. raises some questions and some very important ones, Stone tries too hard to turn everyone to his own beliefs, and that is where the movie falters. My overall impression was that while J.F.K. Just the fact that so many of the potential witnesses died in the years immediately following the assassination from causes that were not a natural part of life would raise eyebrows for many. It might make you stop and think a bit as Stone brings up evidence not heard or talked about elsewhere. Whatever you believe about the Kennedy assassination, it’s likely J.F.K. Was he on to something? Or was he just grandstanding to try to bolster his own career by hitching his wagon to the Kennedy assassination? While he seemed to be the only public official outside of The Warren Commission looking into the circumstances surrounding the assassination and much of the “evidence” that was ignored or tossed aside, his detractors tried everything possible to silence him. details the effect his investigation had on both his personal and professional life. For a variety of reasons, Garrison doubts the official government narrative and begins his own investigation into the assassination. The story depicted in this movie is from the perspective of New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison (portrayed by Kevin Costner). In particular, I was looking for his angle on the connections between the Mafia and the assassination of the President. I hadn’t seen it before and was curious as to how Stone envisioned what took place. I like to view various movies and documentaries and compare what I have heard through those avenues as to what’s been depicted in various films. Those reasons are largely due to a personal connection I have to the investigation. Written by Jim Garrison, Jim Marrs, and Oliver StoneĪs of late, I’ve become more and more intrigued with the investigation behind the assassination of President John F.
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