The sometimes mesmerizing, sometimes frustrating film proves that Stone, ever the professional provocateur, still has what it takes to rile an audience.

we are left with a jumble of loosely connected discrepancies that will do little to persuade those who expect everyday existence to be just that chaotic.

Stone being Stone, all is instantly conclusive. As usual too, the distinction is not always clear between declassified papers and assorted, malevolent stuff.

Now as then, it’s best to ignore the windbags, who methinks doth protest too much anyway. JFK (1991), starring Kevin Costner, is an often extraordinary movie.