Review of JFK (1991) by Beau D — 05 Oct 2012

This is a great film, but I have to admit that its major shortcoming is its factual inaccuracies. Stone is honest about this in his descriptions of the film, noting them as a counter-myth to those put forward by by the Warren Commission.

However, I can't help but feel that most people who have seen this movie will come away with a distorted view of events. The movie has one of the most superb casts of any movie that I can think of, except of course that there are no women in this movie apart from the doting housewife.

In spite of that, every movie buff will adore the parade of familiar faces, from Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, to Donald Sutherland and John Candy, to Gary Oldman and Joe Pesci. Also, the perverted homosexual love seen with Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci and Kevin Bacon dressed as 18th century pompadours is one you will probably never forget.

This movie also makes you forget things like Waterworld and the Postman, and remember that Kevin Costner is actually a talented actor.