Provocative and Brilliant

Rating: Null/10 (4 August 1999)

This is an amazing movie. It keeps your complete attention for three hours.
Comparisons to Triumph of the Will and I am Cuba are unfounded, I believe. The film never says "this is what happened to JFK", but it is one man's belief of what happened on the day JFK died. Triumph was made for propaganda purposes solely and absolutely.
The performances in this film are unanimously magnificent. Kevin Costner is great, if unremarkable in his role. My favourite performance belongs to Gary Oldman, for his stunning turn as Lee Harvey Oswald.
There are no easy answers in this film. Whether you believe inn Oliver Stone is up to you, but this film stands alone as a powerful movie, and I placed it #2 for 1991.
The score, direction, writing, and editing work seamlessly together to make a fascinating film.