11.22.63 (2016)

11.22.63 (2016) is a mini-series, based on the Stephen King novel. It stars James Franco, who uses a time rift to go back in time to 1960, with the intent of stopping the JFK assassination. It initially released on Hulu, but I watched it recently on Netflix, where it has held a top 10 spot of TV shows. He can use the time rift as many times as he wants, but the caveat is it resets time from 1960 every time he enters it. He also has to live in the past for 3 years to get to 1963, without changing too many other things.

I liked this show and would watch it again. I've always been interested in learning about the JFK assassination, because it's my birthday (not the same year of course). Also interesting tidbit, I was once ID'ed at a gas station and the guy behind the counter did a double take at my ID. It turns out his birthday is the same as Lee Harvey Oswald's murder, on November 24. Was cool at first, but quickly became awkward, haha.

The show wasn't as predictable as I thought it would be, with some twists and turns, but it ended pretty much as I expected. I'm decent at predicting what will happen in movies and shows, so that doesn't necessarily mean I was disappointed. I would have done some things differently, but it's not my book or show either. Overall, if you like history and action/drama, it's a good watch to binge on a cold weekend.

David D.

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