Writer-director Burger imaginatively fans the embers of a dormant national grief and curiosity that has calcified into chronic cynicism and fear.

...best seen as speculative history, as much an exploration of the paranoid impulse as a creative sequel to the Warren Report.

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Works because we're never sure if Ohlinger's on the level or merely a dying, delusional man trying to get into the history books before he croaks.

...an impressive and challenging piece of work.

Whereas Oliver Stone's conspiracy thriller JFK was long, intricate, star-studded and visually flashy, Interview with the Assassin draws its considerable power from simplicity.

Consistently interesting, often suspenseful, and endearingly silly.

For most of the distance the picture provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche.

The film is worth seeing if only for Barry's excellent performance.