An assassination, an investigation, and a no findings.
On the Fourth of July a U.S. senator was gunned down in front of dozens of witnesses in the Space Needle in Seattle. The U.S. senate formed a committee, they did a months long investigation, then a weeks long hearing just to return a finding of no conspiracy. It was a lone gunman that had an ax to grind.
I'm trying to think if we ever had anything happen like that here in the U.S. where a politician was killed, then there was a long investigation just to come up empty. OH YEAH... JFK.
In Parallax View the whole matter would've been put to rest except witnesses to the assassination started to come up dead. They all looked accidental or natural so who would bat an eye? One of the witnesses did and she went to her investigative journalist friend, Joe Frady (Warren Beatty), for help. No, not the L.A.P.D. detective Joe Friday, Joe Frady (like fraidy cat).
Joe was quick to brush her off as a massive conspiracy theorist until she wound up dead too. Then the quest was on. Frady sunk his teeth into the matter gums deep and never let go.
Parallax View was a cloak and dagger movie from then on. It hit some snags pacing-wise at some points but kept plodding forward to uncover the truth. Even the most suspenseful moments were somewhat tame. Beatty was good as the long-haired truth seeker. This was a competent conspiracy movie that didn't go overboard with wanton killing of any and everyone. I can appreciate a movie that relies more on dramatic build up instead of the contrived drama of killing anyone who even looks like they may know something.
On the Fourth of July a U.S. senator was gunned down in front of dozens of witnesses in the Space Needle in Seattle. The U.S. senate formed a committee, they did a months long investigation, then a weeks long hearing just to return a finding of no conspiracy. It was a lone gunman that had an ax to grind.
I'm trying to think if we ever had anything happen like that here in the U.S. where a politician was killed, then there was a long investigation just to come up empty. OH YEAH... JFK.
In Parallax View the whole matter would've been put to rest except witnesses to the assassination started to come up dead. They all looked accidental or natural so who would bat an eye? One of the witnesses did and she went to her investigative journalist friend, Joe Frady (Warren Beatty), for help. No, not the L.A.P.D. detective Joe Friday, Joe Frady (like fraidy cat).
Joe was quick to brush her off as a massive conspiracy theorist until she wound up dead too. Then the quest was on. Frady sunk his teeth into the matter gums deep and never let go.
Parallax View was a cloak and dagger movie from then on. It hit some snags pacing-wise at some points but kept plodding forward to uncover the truth. Even the most suspenseful moments were somewhat tame. Beatty was good as the long-haired truth seeker. This was a competent conspiracy movie that didn't go overboard with wanton killing of any and everyone. I can appreciate a movie that relies more on dramatic build up instead of the contrived drama of killing anyone who even looks like they may know something.