Parkland

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Dallas H @FozzieMcFly Dec 31 A movie jam-packed with recognizable actors portraying the people surrounding the historical events immediately following the JFK assassination. From a broad perspective, I liked the movie's concept, which is why I rated it as high as I did. However, I do think there were too many people and parallel stories at the same time, with little room to breathe when jumping back and forth between the events as they unfold. See more Victor O @RT45890256 Dec 14 I’m a huge history buff, and there is nothing more momentous in history than the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. I wondered how this story dealt with it, and as it turns out, while other movies lean on the mystery of the assassination, this deals with the ordinary men and women who made history by being its witnesses to it in the days before, during, and afterwards. This was an exemplary film, despite all the years that have gone by, I don’t think there has been a movie that captured the JFK assassination with better class than this. Others have long exploited it, the worst being Oliver Stone’s disgraceful conspiracy film, but this, though subtle, brilliantly depicts it justice. No doubt this was meant for Oscar bait, but it was worth it. A great drama depicting history done right, with plenty of great actors and storytelling. See more Andrew H @PMAndrew Dec 10 I thought the movie was great. It didn't push any sort of narratives, it was just a reenactment of the events that weekend, with a bit of the focus on the hospital as opposed to the focus being on Lee, or Daly Plaza, or JFK's life, which is were I feel a lot of people get lost. What I appreciated about this movie, is how it showed the strain on the Oswald family. Regardless of what you think happened, who you think did it, etc, you have to understand his wife, kids, and brother didn't deserve to go through being outcasted because of it. So that final scene really made this good movie become a great movie. See more Lance U @AquaQuick66 Apr 16 It might be an entertaining film, if it were not so full of BS. So full of BS is this movie in fact that there is a book written about it titled 'Reclaiming Parkland: Tom Hanks, Vincent Bugliosi, And The JFK Assassination In The New Hollywood' by James DiEugenio, and I totally 100% recommend it! 'Parkland' movie gets an F, and the Parkland book gets an A-. See more Kyle M @RT77296778 08/11/2024 There are films that narratively documents the aftermath of a nation’s continuously occurring darkness of enforcing bleakness, but going off fresh just as it happened provokes a powerful grip with brilliant, harrowing gravitas and chilling details across shifting dramatic thrills. (B+) See more Thomas C @RT94405674 06/16/2024 Having a vivid memory of the events of that weekend… And an interest in the details of the rapidfire events… I found it to be a well done and completely engaging movie. See more Read all reviews

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