Excellent contemporary history!

Rating: 9/10 (21 August 2005)

Spoiler herein.
Seldom has anyone in Hollywood reached a level where the portrayal of an historical event becomes history in its own right. Oliver Stone does just that in "JFK"; the actors are superbly directed, and even the most controversial or peculiar characters come out as human beings. The movie contains some documentary material, which makes the actions and theories presented by Jim Garrison more palatable to the critical mind. I was impressed by Kevin Costners closing speech at the trial. Perhaps a bit too emotional for the European mind in a case like this, but then again - what American doesn't become emotional, when the credibility and integrity of their government is under question? And here comes the spoiler: Governor Connally, sitting right in front of president Kennedy in his car, cries out in the middle of the horrible fracas:"My God! They are going to kill us all!" They? What circumstance made the good governor refer to the shooter/shooters in plural? I was surprised and disappointed to find that neither the Warren Commission nor Jim Garrison regarded the actions and statements of those in the motorcade worth while to investigate: to me it seems that at least a few of the individuals present knew what was going to happen, and where. Well, perhaps in time the truth will submerge. Until then, it will remain an ugly boil in the judicial history of the United States.