"Back, and to the left"

Rating: 9/10 (2 September 2001)

If you've seen JFK you will know where this line comes from, in my opinion one of the most riveting, and fascinating scenes ever produced on film, as DA Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) takes us scene by scene through the chilling Zepruder footage. You can't help but get draw into Stone's ideas about the Kennedy assassination, even if the facts aren't 100% accurate, this is still an implacably acted, well-photographed detective thriller.

Plus Stone has gathered together a highly talented cast, and at times you could almost see the film as just a long line of celebrity cameos, but the acting is still faultless. We have Donald Sutherland as X, Tommy Lee Jones as Clay Shaw, Joe Pesci (in a frightening wig) and my personal favourite Gary Oldman as Lee Harvey Oswald (fantastic performance). Every one is working at their best, and that includes Stone, he was clearly very passionate about putting his views forward to the public, and he argues a very persuasive case.
Everyone will have their own ideas about this case, and weather you buy into Stone's theory or not is secondary, this is a film that has to be seen. And keep you're eyes open for that shocking scene, "Back, and to the left. Back, and to the left"...
A gripping and informative modern classic. 9/10