The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.
Huston gives a powerhouse performance, and Bridges, always likeable, runs through his repertoire of facial expressions and grimaces, but it's a lost cause.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
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Winter Kills" isn't exactly a comedy, but it's funny. And it isn't exactly serious, but it takes on the serious business of the Kennedy assassination.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
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The film is funny, but it's frightening and vertiginous, too -- a complex tone that apparently left audiences baffled.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
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An excellent conspiracy thriller of unusual blackness and wit.