The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

The first must-see film of the year.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

It felt real to me I found myself believing every word Walter said. Even if the guy was nuts his skill and knowledge pointed to the fact that he could have killed JFK. He knew the scene of the crime very well ( And I don't mean from a spectators POV) To much evidence proves that he was the second shooter. The way it was shot helped the overall look of the film. I actually felt like I was watching a documentary until the cast credit came up at the end. Then I realized that this was a filmmakers recount on the actual confession. Many other forms of media have been created about the JFK murder but this one really stole the show for me. I also enjoyed the fact that a former American hero of the marines would actually be the guy to secure supreme power by killing the president. I got to say the scene towards the end where Walter is proving he done it by getting a gun into the white house and about to shoot another president was totally crazy in all the right ways.

After viewing the intriguing and well-done ILLUSIONIST, my next stop was to look at Neil Burger's first film. Like his well-known movie about magic, the first major picture he directed also deals with illusion and truth. This time he sets his aim at a mock documentary about the Kennedy Assassination. Raymond Barry plays a crusty and dangerous shadowy figure named Ohlinger who recounts to an unemployed television cameraman that he is the alleged "Second Gunman" at the Grassy Knoll in Dallas. From here the younger man becomes sucked into conspiracy, odd happenings, and culminates with apparent murder and a possible second presidential assassination attempt. Burger weaves this with clever technique, building a more and more credible and incredible narrative. As one early character notes, all this is quite dangerous. But the cameraman's ambition supersedes his judgment, and he follows the mad gun man to the ultimate end. What Burger has done with a small budget and two effective lead actors is truly delightful. For those who want clever use of cameras, enjoy the possibilities of history, and cherish the notion of seeing a brilliant and talented director unfolding before our eyes, this film is worth it. Based on this and the ILLUSIONIST, Neil Burger is a fresh talent who deserves our full attention.

A film like this was long over due. It only made sense to make a film about the other gunman who infamously supposedly shot from the knoll. Director, writer and creator Neil Burger attempts to make the film as real as possible by making it look like a real documentary made by a amateur film maker and newsman. Unfortunately the whole "Blair Witch" angle doesn't work at all for this film because it never feels real. There are far too many holes in the style of the film making. Although Burger says in his director commentary that they had to be careful in the way that they filmed it because only what the film maker sees can be what is filmed but that's not the case. The angles are wrong, his cameras change and go places where cameras would NEVER be allowed (and even though he has a pair of glasses with a hidden camera quite often it's a hand camera he's using, dangling at this side or in front of him.) The "film maker" character utilizes what would likely be thousands of dollars but yet is unemployed?? All that aside the film IS interesting and probably would have made a far better regularly made thriller than the mock-umentary style they chose to go with. The film takes the viewer from a small California suburb to Dealy Plaza in Texas (which is a great location and interesting to watch the "killer" return to,) to Bethesda Naval Hospital. Fortunately for the film and for Burger the film is captivating and riveting because of it's lead actor.Veteran actor Raymond J. Barry plays Walter Ohlinger. Supposedly riddled with cancer he makes a confession to a local neighbor that he knows is a cameraman and former reporter saying he "finally wants to talk." Ohlinger was the gunman on the grassy knoll and delivered the head shot that killed Kennedy. Barry's Ohlinger is brutal. He's cold blooded, rough, vindictive and completely insane but in a very subtle way. He's been boiling over living the regular life and now has snapped. Ohlinger makes this film watchable. He's downright disturbed and Barry is brilliant in the role. You easily believe he could have done this crime and has no regrets about it or knows nothing about the extent of the conspiracy. Dylan Haggerty plays film maker Ron Kobeleski. Unfortunately despite Haggerty's TV actor experience he seems completely inept in this role. Barry plays such a strong character and to have an equally strong co-star would have made this film absolutely brilliant but Haggerty flounders and comes across like a Grade school play actor. His fear and emotions are not well acted and in all honesty he kind of ruins the story.Probably one of the most unique aspects of Interview With The Assassin is that despite being about Kennedy's Assassination, it has NOTHING to do with any sort of theories about his murder or conspiracy plots or anything like that because as the shooter Ohlinger knows nothing and admits to that as such. He never gives any sure fire evidence to the truth of his involvement but he does try. Most of the suspense in the film comes from the fact that despite Kobeleski's doubt he feels like he's being followed and that his life is in danger. The twist at the end is a pretty big twist and you certainly don't see it coming but it doesn't build up very well and doesn't hold you on the edge of your seat so that you're truly shocked by the ending. Overall big Kennedy fans might enjoy this twist of a story but it's certainly fictional and never attempts to be otherwise. The story and acting for the most part is so implausible that you never get riveted by it. It's an average film with one outstanding performance about an outstanding idea. 7/10

Don't be fooled by the outline or tagline. This is a mockumentary, just to set your expectations right. I initially thought that it was a real documentary, with real, justifiable footage and interviews which will give the entire who-shot-JFK conspiracy a new spin. Sadly, it isn't, so don't get your hopes up too high.Walter Ohlinger (Raymond J. Barry) claims to have been the second gunman that faithful day in Dallas. Filmmaker Ron Kobeleski (Dylan Haggerty) interviews Walter, and thought that he had perhaps the most important scoop of his career. We follow Walter back to Dallas as he demonstrates exactly what he did on that day to the audience.Unfortunately, that's the good part. It goes downhill after that with Walter's account that his ex-Marine buddy and Commanding Officer had a role in masterminding the entire thing, and Ron and Walter go in search of that CO. But this mockumentary slowly takes a life of its own, and spins off into a thriller with a twist ending.The delivery's quite raw, made to look like a documentary, but knowing that it's all scripted, just makes it a bit of a letdown. You would be better off with Oliver Stone's JFK instead.This is a relatively bare bones Code 1 DVD.