Think for yourself, question authority.

Rating: 10/10 (17 June 2004)

One of the most important films. Many will disagree with that, but it's not a statement just about the film itself, it's also about the fact that Oliver Stone had the balls to make this interesting political masterpiece. Anyone with half of a brain knows that the Warren Report was the biggest joke on the American public ever conceived, and Stone decided to rock the house with his theory about the Kennedy assassination. Is all of it true? Of course not, but that is entirely irrelevant. Do you think the magic bullet theory was true? Case closed. Time and time again, the US government has tried to fool us into believing their ridiculous theory to try and cover up the lies...and considering most people truly are stupid, it has worked. Why do you think that the full details are still not to be released for many years? Could it be that by that time, everyone guilty will be dead or the fact that we as a nation won't care as much anymore because it'll be old news? Gee, I wonder. The simple fact that someone put forth a theory about the JFK incident on film for the public to see is extremely important because it made people think, and still does. The people that bash this film because it's "propaganda" have entirely missed the point and are the same ones so easily fooled by the government.
Beyond that, JFK is an excellent film is all respects. It's about the investigation and the one and only court case that was brought to raise questions about the Warren Report to display the government for what it is, liars and murderers, by New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison. Filled with an excellent cast and directed superbly, JFK raises many questions and still provides classic entertainment. A bit long for some, but most likely for those with a closed mind or those that are afraid to believe anything other than what the government tells us. baaa-baaaa. Carry on sheep people. "Here's Love Connection, watch this and get fat and stupid, by the way, keep drinking beer you f***ing morons!" If you know where that came from then you know where I'm coming from. R.I.P.
Forgive me for the comparison, but it is much like Dr. Strangelove in that it's not just a film, but one with a political statement. Of course, Dr. Strangelove is a better film and has much more of an important statement, but still, they're similar in that respect.
As mentioned previously, the cast is simply excellent and particularly Costner, Pesci and Oldman. Kevin Bacon and Tommy Lee Jones' characters are also humorous and depicted with skill. The cinematography is also something to be admired, and we get a good glimpse of this in the opening sequence. I especially enjoy how all of the scenes are put together, giving us something new at every clip and something different to consider.
All in all, a very important film that's worthy of much more recognition, the lack of which is probably due to the ignorant American masses that swallowed the Warren Report in the first place.
Incredible and extremely ballsy.