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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertStone and his editors, Joe Hutshing and Pietro Scalia, have somehow triumphed over the tumult of material here and made it work - made it grip and disturb us.
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman[Stone's] filmmaking is so supple and alive, his obsession with the visual aspect of history so electrifying, that JFK practically roots itself in your imagination.
- 90TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissThrough his art and passion, Stone makes JFK plausible, and turns his thesis of a coup d'etat into fodder for renewed debate.
- 88Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittControversy and all, JFK is one of the year's most powerful and provocative films.
- 88TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineDirector and co-screenwriter Oliver Stone pulls off an amazing filmmaking feat with JFK, transforming the dry minutiae of every John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory of the past three decades into riveting screen material.
- 80EmpireEmpireTruth or not, this is an exceptional piece of cinema, deeply provoking and audacious.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenStone makes it virtually impossible to leave the theatre convinced, beyond all shadow of doubt, of the lone gunman theory.
- 63Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe movie is often tremendously exciting.
- 60The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyThe movie, which is simultaneously arrogant and timorous, has been unable to separate the important material from the merely colorful.
- 20Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumStone's all-purpose conspiracy theory, built like a house of cards, rivals "Mississippi Burning" in its sheer crudeness and contempt for the audience.