Parkland

Dignity. To maintain it or to grant it to someone one last time. That is the fateful Dallas of 1963 from the perspective of the secondary characters. In this minimal space, the only interesting role is that of Oswald's brother Robert, his deranged mother, or the "filmmaker" Zapruder, who suffers as if he has lost his only son; I could easily do without them in this portrayal. The handheld camera was meant to enhance the atmosphere of sudden chaos, but it seemed more like a creative crutch that didn’t disrupt the overall monotony. It’s a shame that Dr. Zac didn’t sing during the resuscitation; Kennedy would have gotten up and walked away on his own. (03.07.2020)

An excellent acted documentary, which, from start to finish, gives off a very authentic impression and is designed mainly for viewers obsessed with the JFK theme. There are a lot of characters, none of them are the main character and almost everyone has their moment. A number of scenes are hellishly strong and I appreciate how the screenwriter and director managed to balance the mournful patriotic mood of the film so that (at least for me) it didn't seem cheap and I didn't feel that it was blackmailing me emotionally. (21.10.2017)

Well, if Zac Efron was saving Kennedy, it's clear where the mistake happened. Seriously. Fifty years on, Americans are commemorating the death of a man whose survival might have changed the world. We don't know, it didn't happen. JFK will be an eternal topic. The film has a great cast and sometimes excellent performances, but when I look at the footage that Abraham Zapruder happened to capture, which essentially shows JFK being shot, it chills me much more about how brutal people can be and what they are capable of doing. The film excels in its effort to capture events that ordinary people wouldn't normally have seen. It succeeds in that, but it's essentially just a reminder of a terrifying act. (07.01.2014)