Stone described it as "an important bookend to my 1991 film. It ties up many loose threads, and hopefully repudiates much of the ignorance around the case and the movie".[2] Originally conceived as a four-hour epic under the title JFK: Destiny Betrayed,[5] the film is narrated by Whoopi Goldberg and Donald Sutherland.[6]
The film was produced by Ixtlan Productions and Pantagruel Productions with funding by Ingenious Media.[9]
Release
It was released on video on demand on November 12, 2021, and was televised on Showtime on November 22, 2021.[10] It was theatrically released in the U.K. and Ireland by Altitude Film Distribution on November 26, 2021.[9]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 63% of 27 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "Although it's frustratingly casual with the line between facts and conjecture, JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass reaffirms Oliver Stone's gifts as an engaging raconteur."[11]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 55 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[12]
