JFK 1991

Critics score:
85 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Vincent Canby, New York Times: The film's insurmountable problem is the vast amount of material it fails to make coherent sense of. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Sad to say, Oliver Stone's three hours of bombast did little to raise the level of discussion. Read more

Entertainment Weekly: Read more

David Ansen, Newsweek: Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Hypnotically watchable. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Stone goes for the gut, but the complexity of theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination might have benefited from a cooler assessment. Read more

Variety: Costner may not resemble the real Garrison much ... but the actor, in a low-key but forceful performance, nicely conveys the requisite grit, curiosity and fearlessness. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A riveting marriage of fact and fiction. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Compelling info-ganda. Read more