If your looking for more fodder for your favorite conspiracy theory, go away. You'll hate this, so do us all a favor; don't watch it so you won't talk trash about it because it doesn't reinforce your beliefs.
Some of the negative reviewers on IMDb seem to have expected this film to have a conspiracy theme, ala Stone's JFK. Well, Parkland doesn't go there at all. Instead we see what happened from the viewpoint of people swept up by events, some of whom tried heroically to save the President (the ER staff at Parkland), and others who through laziness or stupidity failed to do so. There are no bigger questions addressed, and we're simply given a close look at the roles played by the supporting players immediately following the assassination. It's a fascinating reminder that history involves far more people than those few named in history books.
You'll recognize just about every actor in the cast, but the standout is Jacki Weaver as Oswald's mother. She just owns the movie.
Some of the negative reviewers on IMDb seem to have expected this film to have a conspiracy theme, ala Stone's JFK. Well, Parkland doesn't go there at all. Instead we see what happened from the viewpoint of people swept up by events, some of whom tried heroically to save the President (the ER staff at Parkland), and others who through laziness or stupidity failed to do so. There are no bigger questions addressed, and we're simply given a close look at the roles played by the supporting players immediately following the assassination. It's a fascinating reminder that history involves far more people than those few named in history books.
You'll recognize just about every actor in the cast, but the standout is Jacki Weaver as Oswald's mother. She just owns the movie.