kimberlyhughes-13745 JFK from Oliver Stone is a well- executed conspiracy theory full of great performances and a nice setup of events leading up to one of the most unforgettable events in world history- the assassination of President John F Kennedy. Costner plays state attorney Garrison who has been given the arduous task of finding out who committed the heinous crime and how. The film is political and so the subject is a bit hard to sit through, but no one can question Stone's perspective or approach. This one will bring up hot debates and conspiracy theories.

classicsoncall I've avoided watching this film intentionally ever since it came out because I didn't want to be inundated with another whole set of conspiracy theories involving the assassination of John F. Kennedy. I've generally accepted the idea that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, but if the story here of District Attorney Jim Garrison's obsession with the facts is even remotely accurate, then there's probably some room for doubt. I'm not saying I'm convinced, but what I am saying is that director Oliver Stone pieced together an intriguing and compelling film here, even if one were to hold fast to any prior opinions. What struck me as interesting was when Garrison (Kevin Costner) stated to his legal team that even if his prosecution of Clay Shaw (Tommy Lee Jones) failed, his long term goal was to give the American people ample opportunity to weigh all the conflicting evidence and eventually force the government to reveal the classified information on the assassination. Of course, with the film made in 1991, it's already coming upon the twenty five to thirty year time span referenced by Garrison and we're no closer to finding the truth. I kind of doubt that we ever will know what really happened on that tragic day in Dallas.For true devotees studying the Kennedy assassination, an excellent companion piece for this movie would be the 1998 documentary, "Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film". It won't put to rest any of the vast conspiracy theories, nor does it try to. What it does is present an intriguing story of how the Zapruder film came about, and how it captured a defining moment in the history of America, tragic as it was. Not for the queasy or ill at ease, it's a serious piece of film making that will affect you almost as much as the actual event did for those who were alive during the era to witness the tragedy as it unfolded on television.

Smoreni Zmaj Either this specific case happened this way or not, this is how things works in USA... and probably almost everywhere else in modern world. Anyway, strong message brought up by excellent film crew.9/10

slightlymad22 Continuing my plan to watch every Kevin Costner movie in order, I come to his second movie of 1991,JFK. Plot In A Paragraph: Jim Garrison, a New Orleans District Attorney, discovers there's more to the JFK assassination than the official story.Does anyone still believe Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman?? Sorry too controversial?? I'll rephrase that...... Do you know anyone who believes Lee Harvey Oswald acted all by himself in killing Kennedy?? I certainly don't. Now on to the movie Itself. Watching this movie, It's impossible to believe the Warren report, because the physical evidence makes its key conclusion impossible: One man with one rifle could not have done it. If one man could not have, then there must have been at least two. Therefore, there was a conspiracy. But we just don't know who!! Maybe it was the CIA, maybe the FBI, it could have been Castro, or the anti-Castro Cubans, the Mafia or the Russians, or all of the above, were involved. We just don't know.What we do know, we know by heart. The grassy knoll, three shots in 2.6 seconds, Lee Harvey Oswald in Russia, the Zapruder film, Jack Ruby, the hobos in dress shoes, the parade route, the Bay of Pigs, the eyewitness testimony, the woman with the umbrella, the palm print, the wrong shadows on the photograph etc.JFK is a masterpiece. It's huge cast is perfect. Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Joe Pesci, Donald Sutherland, John Candy, Walther Matthau, Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spaseck. Special mention must go to Jay O.Sanders and Michael Rooker too, I always like seeing him and screen, and here is no exception. Of course Tommy Lee Jones was nominated for an Oscar for his work here. But truthfully most of the main and supporting cast could have been. None more so than KC, who gives a passionate performance. The writing, the directing, the acting, the editing, the music (by John Williams) the photography, are all brilliant. It's one of those movies where EVERYTHING is on point. I honestly expected the movie to sweep up at the Oscars, I was shocked Silence Of The Lambs won what it did, when it was up against this, and many others. I hadn't seen the movie when it won what it did, and was unimpressed when I did (but that's another story) JFK was nominated for 8 Oscars (winning 2) and I think it should have been more, with KC being robbed of a nomination himself. He was certainly more worthy of winning than Anthony Hopkins in his glorified cameo!! Hardly in the movie, but he won best actor. KC helms a 3 hour epic, and is ignored.I suspect the movie was too controversial to win, as was KC's character, too controversial for a nomination!! Stone received a lot of criticism at the time for having Garrison as the "hero" of the movie. If I was to make a boxset of KC movies, for future generations to get a grasp of KC as an actor, this movie would be in there, along with Dances With Wolves and Field Of Dreams. Despite being viciously attacked in the media, before it was even released. JFK ended the year, the 17th highest grossing movie of 1991 with a $70 million domestic gross. More than Thelma & Louise, the popular comedy Hot Shots, and action flicks Point Break and Last Boy Scout. Another classic, and 10/10 for this reviewer