Modern day homage to 70's conspiracy movies.

Rating: 8/10 (8 September 2007)

If you love 70's conspiracy movies, this one is an excellent modern day take on that theme. The set up when Bobby Lee (Lee Harvey Oswald anyone?) finds out he is framed for the alleged killing of the president of the US, is a tribute to the best conspiracy movie ever made; Alan J. Pakula's Parallax View. Then there is the obvious link with the JFK shooting (twice). The Masonic symbols can be spotted if you look for them, the website being used by Bobby Lee, the book he is reading (the official 9/ 11 report). That's the modern take on conspiracies. And then there is the Senator's speech, basically a repeat performance by Ned Beatty from his stellar speech in Network (one of the best movies ever made). It's fast paced, so it will not bore the modern MTV-generation. All in all recommended!