Brilliant, Compelling, Intense, and Masterful

Rating: Null/10 (21 May 2000)

This is only the second Oliver Stone film I've seen (the first being "Born on the Fourth of July"), and it was absolutely incredible. Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci, Donald Sutherland, Gary Oldman, and so many others make up an amazing ensemble cast. And even the Director's Cut that I saw, which may have ran about four hours, never got too dull. The investigations help one to take a very active interest in the film, and I have previously not been very interested in the Kennedy assassination, but this movie has raised many questions in my mind.

I liked Robert Richardson's use of rich colors and black and white, the cinematography was excelent. The montages of flashbacks to the day of the assassination were quite interesting. In the courtroom scene's Costner's intensity blew my mind. Perhaps one of my favorite performances was Donald Sutherland as Mr. "X." Through and through, this film is a stunning piece of work, so sit "back and to the left" and see this movie!