Supposedly based on Vincent Bugliosi's book, "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy," PARKLAND is probably worth seeing if you're interested in the general subject of JFK's assassination. You are not, however, likely to learn anything terribly new from it. It's generally well-filmed and well-acted and really captures the emotional turbulence of the event. PARKLAND also shows personal perspectives of Jackie Kennedy, Abraham Zapruder, the Parkland Hospital staff, Oswald's mother and brother, etc, that few if any films have covered. All the stuff about the Dallas FBI office and its past dealings with Oswald is also quite interesting.
Yet, in the end, PARKLAND is more of a montage of the various agencies and families that were involved. There's no real storyline or point made here: It begins a bunch of different stories without developing any of them. It also blinks at a lot of the wrong moments, e.g., showing various people/agencies watching the Zapruder film and their emotional reactions to same without showing the film itself or explaining its significance in the investigations.
Yet, in the end, PARKLAND is more of a montage of the various agencies and families that were involved. There's no real storyline or point made here: It begins a bunch of different stories without developing any of them. It also blinks at a lot of the wrong moments, e.g., showing various people/agencies watching the Zapruder film and their emotional reactions to same without showing the film itself or explaining its significance in the investigations.