Historically flawed but compelling nonetheless

Rating: 8/10 (28 April 2001)

Oliver Stone's version of history from flamboyant New Orleanes DA Jim Garrison's point of view. Kevin Costner plays Garrison who becomes convinced that there is a cover up of a conspiracy that led to the death of the President. Stone then presents basically every conspiracy theory ever produced and presents it as fact. While the movie is compelling and Costner does a great job as Garrison, this movie doesnt really provide any answers to who killed JFK, it just produces more questions. For a good unbiased look at the conspiracy theories, get hold of "Case Closed" by Gerald Posner. An excellent book that exhaustively looks at the murder of the president. Read it as a companion to this movie.
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