JFK, The Story That Won’t Go Away
I’ve always had trouble separating my reaction to this film from its dishonest pose as a docu-drama, as well as its intolerable results in spreading yahoo conspiracy theories of the worst kind.
And I don’t think I should try, because the weakness of the approach lies in the film itself. While it tries hard to convince us that its stretches of reality are verifiable truth, it blows the possibility that it is fundamentally a study in the ambiguity of visual evidence. Instead, it’s just a three-hour version of a socialist bookstore owner’s grumbling.
The narrative dissolves into long, staggered courtroom summaries, until a textured, cleverly constructed epic of madness is irreparably scarred. The acting is equally strong, featuring Kevin Costner’s best lead performance yet.
Also read: Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Most notably, Stone’s talent as an orchestrator of images is undeniable – like The Doors, which is a stunning film to absorb as a visual experience, and talk radio, more subtly, for the attention he takes to staging and lighting. , editing. It’s shocking that his works usually end up in such intellectually empty peanut pods.
