Not my thing

Rating: 5/10 (26 June 2010)

Not big on hardcore political 3 hour films, like this or Nixon. Especially ones that lie in your face. I like Oliver Stone's style, I really liked Platoon, but this got boring quick, especially when I know all of what they say is bull crap. The music and editing tried to make it more interesting, but it didn't do much. Performances are decent, with Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner, and Joe Pesci.
Story basically goes into the Jim Garrison investigation behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy, showing his interviews, deep readings, and attempts to serve justice. Looks into a lot of info flashback style, but I think they try to hard to inform us. Most of the dialogue is obvious facts going deeper into hardcore facts that most of us don't care about. I feel like i'm reading a book instead of watching a movie.
One major problem is Stone's inconsistency with the truth. There was one shooter, not three. Stone changed it around just to make it more interesting. Also, some characters are falsely portrayed. Garrison in real life was rotten, corrupt, and unfair, while he's portrayed in the film as a fair and reasonable working man and loving father. Not Costner's fault really, just the script. I just couldn't get into it, they were shoving the history books into my brain. If you want a 3 hour false history lesson, then here ya go.