The film is worth seeing if only for Barry's excellent performance.
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11/23/02
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Interview with the Assassin (2002)
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Reviews Counted:57
Fresh:38
Rotten:19
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: Barry is compellingly creepy as the self-named assassin.
Theatrical Release:Nov 15, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: To many people, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy remains one of the greatest mysteries in American history. Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone? Was he a scapegoat in a conspiratorial... [More]
Starring: John F. Kennedy, Raymond J. Barry, Dylan Haggerty, Renee Faia
Director: Neil Burger
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Reviews for Interview with the Assassin
While Interview With the Assassin has a nicely nuanced performance from the veteran character actor Barry, it also has tonal problems.
11/15/02
Top CriticDeliciously scary and absorbing.
11/21/02
There are no big-name actors and no fancy camera work. But that's what makes it interesting.
03/13/03
This film offers a compelling scenario of what could have happened.
11/26/02
Top CriticA refreshingly coherent, engrossing piece.
11/21/02
Keep(s) in line with the unique and chilling tradition of great Kennedy conspiracy lore.
11/17/02
An uneven exploration of the T-shirt slogan question posed by Walter's claim: Is he paranoid, or is everybody really out to get him?
11/22/02
Top CriticComes off as a film-school stunt that never breathes the air outside its sealed-off universe.
11/22/02
Top CriticThere is enough creativity on display to make the film intriguing. Unlike the subject of the story, however, Interview with the Assassin misses its target.
11/20/02
As for the script, it wanders around in circles when it should be building a sense of paranoia and menace.
04/05/03
Interview with the Assassin impresses most with a super-creepy home-invasion sequence and Berry's fabulous, seething performance.
10/08/02
a compelling fictional documentary featuring a riveting performance from character actor Barry
11/17/02
...a superior faux documentary that gives credence to all of the conspiracy theories that were spawned by the gunfire in Dealey Plaza so many years ago.
11/20/02
It could’ve been a great thriller, but not once does Burger create a believable moment.
06/17/03
Whether softening his military cadences with a touch of the South or shimmying down the outside wall of a motel, the veteran character actor [Barry] goes a long way toward padding what is a clever if fundamentally minor conceit.
11/14/02
Top CriticInterview With the Assassin is a satisfying picture that like a pot of water on the stove keeps heating up until it explodes.
01/01/09
Top CriticAn interesting premise that's well executed (no pun intended) and works more often than not. The best part about this film is that it takes you places you have no idea you're going to go.
11/22/02
Rises above its modest production values and fairly simple idea by way of veteran character actor Raymond J. Barry's riveting performance.
01/29/09
A savvy exploration of paranoia and insecurity in America's culture of fear.
11/21/02
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