JFK: The Smoking Gun

An interesting if unoriginal theory, but there are no interviewees whatsoever and very little genuine weighing of evidence or consideration of alternatives. The Australian detective/host was previously an undercover agent who infiltrated the mafia by pretending to be an art dealer. He later got into television and became an Italophile, opening a luxurious accommodation and restaurant property near Bright, Victoria, but no bookings can be taken for three years due to an exclusive deal with Fiat.

WAY too much of the cheesy re-enactment scenes. But when it sticks to straight presentation of evidence, it's fairly riveting. And when it abandons evidence presentation for rank speculation during the last 5-7 minutes, it loses it completely. If what they theorize is what actually happened, there is NO reason whatsoever to think it was an accident.

An ego trip for Colin McLaren - he comes across as an Aussie used-car salesman - but also a surprisingly convincing argument for what actually happened on that fateful day. The CGI recreations of the crime are very informative, less so the dramatisations.

fucking stupid

The "evidence" they present is so shoddy. Especially in comparison to Nova's Cold Case JFK. They present an interesting theory but don't give you too much to back it up on. I much prefer the ones that show the balistics (you see guns actually being shot by several people) and recreate the scene completely. I remember one where they actually recreated the blood spatter patterns. Not this one.