Did Oliver Stone Back The Wrong Horse?

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2019)

JFK is a film about the assassination of the late President John F. Kennedy on November 22,1963 and the events surrounding them in the eyes of Parish Orleans Attorney General,Jim Garrison. Kevin Costner starred in the film as Garrison together with Gary Oldman,Kevin Bacon,Tommy Lee Jones,Joe Pecsi,Ed Asner,Sissy Spacek, and Donald Sutherland. This is a 3-hour docudrama that tells the story of the investigation of Garrison leading to the trial of New Orleans businessman,Clay Shaw. Oliver Stone directs.
The movie was controversial in the sense that it provides the viewer interesting details such as conspiracy theories that led to the death of Kennedy.This includes government agencies such as the CIA,the FBI, and the US Government as well as the motivation behind the assassination such as the Military Industrial Complex which is behind the Cold War with the Soviet Union,the Vietnam War, and the other world events wherein the US military is participating.Added to that,it also has other groups involved such as the right-wing extremists,anti-Castro Cuban exiles, and many others.Added to that,it also provides other theories involve the participation of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, J. Edgar Hoover, and the Mafia.
As a movie,it was a great one as it was interesting from beginning to end.Stone provided something that is hypnotic for the viewer.The pacing was great and it does not drag. But what about its accuracy and truthfulness? As it was known,the trial of Clay Shaw that occurred back in 1969 was considered a circus. Aside from that,the Warren Commission and the House Select Committee on Assassinations have firmly concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Many have bashed Oliver Stone for backing Garrison whom many considered a lunatic. But regardless if one's opinion to the conspiracy theories presented, this is one movie that would one surely enjoy.