One of the best examples of the "fine five"...

Rating: Null/10 (20 April 2000)

This movie is one of the best examples of what I like to call "the fine five" aspects of what makes a movie great. The first one is the director. I guess you can't get any better than Oliver Stone for this kind of subjects. Then there is the story, the plot, the script, basically the backbone of the whole thing, which is based mainly on the book "On The Trail of The Assassins" by Jim Garrison, the very same man who actually accused at least someone for the conspiracy on the assassination of JFK. I mean, talk about first-hand info! Number three is the acting. Every, and I mean EVERY, character was believable, even to the point where you lose track of what's real and what's fiction, and at the end, you leave almost not being able to state the difference and living with this for the rest of your life. He leaves it up to you to figure it out. And that's great, because not many movies can pull this off. The next of the "fine five" is the imagery, the setting of the movie. I actually felt that I was IN New Orleans, very well done. Last, but not least, is the editing. Incredibly underestimated, is the final whip of the batter, the icing of the cake, that has to be put very carefully in order not to make the cake look smudgy. And this cake is smooth, very smooth.
If you haven't seen it, you must rent it. It's an indispensable piece of information for history lovers, like myself =). Also for people who believe in the importance of searching the truth no matter what.
I give it a 10.