Killing Kennedy
National Geographic | Release Date: November 10, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardNov 7, 2013
Season 1 Review: The pace and the performances carry the film. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesLori RacklNov 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: Rob Lowe does a respectable turn as JFK... [But] It’s the lesser-known story of Lee Harvey Oswald, expertly played with simmering anger by Will Rothhaar, that’s most interesting. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyJeff JensenNov 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: [A] solidly watchable, quickly forgettable dramatic snapshot of indelible history. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithNov 8, 2013
Season 1 Review: Like the book on which it is based, Killing Kennedy sticks pretty much to knowable facts. While this means some suspicions are not ruled out, Oswald is depicted as acting on his own--and seems able to get off several shots quickly--so there is no grassy knoll, etc. Think of it as a Cliffs Notes version of the Warren Commission. Read full review
67
Uncle BarkyEd BarkNov 8, 2013
Season 1 Review: Killing Kennedy easily could have been twice its length, the better to add both nuance and context. Instead it’s a watchable film with many missing parts, a broadly drawn Classics Illustrated version of what happened and why. Read full review
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