Review of JFK (1991) by Carlos A — 28 Aug 2011
This is Oliver Stone's best film ever. Not because it presents a true version of the assassination of JFK, but because it manages the feelings and implications of the version that pretends to be truth.
Kevin Costner's character, Jim Garrison, can reasonably hope to prove that the official version is unlikely or impossible and that there is a conspiracy to hide the truth. Garrison asks questions that were never satisfactorily answered, and maybe have no answers.
But the film isn't about what happened but about what the people feel about the truth that they've been told and the obsession of Garrison to find out the truth. Stone and its editors, Pietro Scalia and Joe Hutshing assemble all stories like a puzzle to finally introduce a character (played by Donald Sutherland) who puts everything together.
This is a unique film. Films like this one are not made twice.
This review of JFK (1991) was written by Carlos A on 28 Aug 2011.
JFK has generally received very positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
