A shame the score is so low on this one. Have just caught it on a late night showing and was thoroughly taken with the obviously intended side-swipes at all the conspiracies surrounding JFK's demise.
*SPOILS* (The second gunman, the window in the corner building, the 'Warren Commission' style report, Jack Ruby slaying the patsy, Cuba, Castro, the mafia, the CIA, the NRA, big business, the Kennedys - heck, everything but the magic bullet and the Zapruder film!) *SPOILS*
The fact that at no point do you find yourself openly saying 'that's just taken from the Kennedy...' etc proves the writing and acting pull you in so tightly. The just-below-the-surface absurdity of it all keeps you grounded and you come away knowing no more than you ever did, but mightily entertained. (In my book, not an easy task with this subject matter.)
*SPOILS* Highlights for me include the Jeff Bridges in a car filled with bodies, utterly terrified and, I think, screaming for his 'ma', and Anthony Perkins as the certifiably mad personification of the entire intelligence community. *SPOILS*
Bridges & Perkins great, Huston - Genius. 7/10
*SPOILS* (The second gunman, the window in the corner building, the 'Warren Commission' style report, Jack Ruby slaying the patsy, Cuba, Castro, the mafia, the CIA, the NRA, big business, the Kennedys - heck, everything but the magic bullet and the Zapruder film!) *SPOILS*
The fact that at no point do you find yourself openly saying 'that's just taken from the Kennedy...' etc proves the writing and acting pull you in so tightly. The just-below-the-surface absurdity of it all keeps you grounded and you come away knowing no more than you ever did, but mightily entertained. (In my book, not an easy task with this subject matter.)
*SPOILS* Highlights for me include the Jeff Bridges in a car filled with bodies, utterly terrified and, I think, screaming for his 'ma', and Anthony Perkins as the certifiably mad personification of the entire intelligence community. *SPOILS*
Bridges & Perkins great, Huston - Genius. 7/10