November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.
Takes one of the most traumatizing events of the American 20th century and turns it into a trivia digest.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
4 Oct 2013
rotten:
Somehow, all this commotion adds up to aimless inertia, in part because the movie lacks a point of view - let alone anything fresh to propose about the assassination or its peripheral players.
– Ella Taylor,
NPR,
4 Oct 2013
fresh:
This episodic drama is set in Dallas during the three days after the JFK assassination, and some of it is highly charged.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct 2013
rotten:
Kennedy specialists will glean nothing new, and those hoping for sobriety will flinch at the camera's intrusions.