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Jul 19, 2018RoyalJellyIII rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Read Garrison's book: "On The Trail of The Assassins". This movie was taken straight from the book -- and even quotes Garrison directly in more instances than I can count. It is a remarkably thorough recitation of the facts uncovered over years by him and his team. The film is more of a synopsis of the high points and presents just a small portion of the mountain of evidence they unearthed. There are some amazing tidbits that they left out -- information about Perry Russo's credible and consistent testimony; the federal judgeship Garrison was offered to quell the investigation; the 'real" Mr. X; the effort to crush him with unfounded racketeering, bribery and tax evasion charges, all of which he beat in open court. Garrison's real fault was a naivete to believe that he ever had a chance, but that makes him even more of a compelling American practitioner of jurisprudence and lifelong student of the legal process.