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When a Hollywood production is going absolutely nowhere, you at least hope they get there fast, getting you out of your misery.... The story is a royal mess, going from one unclear spot to another which makes it impossible to find the viewing experience attractive. But the real showstopper here is the often rushed, awful acting which sucks the reality out of every scene before you even THINK of identifying with the characters! Just another waste of effort, capital and time....theirs....and ours! Advice; avoid when encountered, refuse to watch when invited or delete when accidentally downloaded...

Agent Larson (Jon Briddell) interviews the dissident Anya Popolovski (Lana Gautier) to know the whereabouts of former CIA Agent Timothy Daniels (Kaiwi Lyman). She tells that in 1963, a Soviet missile is sent to the United States to begin a nuclear war. Daniels, who has been living in the Soviet Union for more than five years, succeeds in destroying the missile in the last minute. Nikita Khrushchev claims that his system was hacked and demands USA to withdraw missiles from Turkey in 72 hrs. Meanwhile, Daniel, who was assigned to assassinate Anya's father, Commander Alexi Popolovski (Corey MacIntosh), receives a counterorder to bring his family and he to the United States. However, the grey eminence Arthur Blackmark (Jeff Hatch), who is a military industrialist, is manipulating the situation and plans to assassinate of President Kennedy to stop the crisis.

"Blackmark" (2018) is a confusing thriller, with a flawed story of conspiracy theory and a messy screenplay. The plot does not develop any characters that are thrown on the screen without any explanation. Based on the exposed conspiracy theory, why would President Kennedy be showing off in Dallas while a crisis that could destroy the world is happening. The technology seems to be ahead of time (60's). The viewer is lost with several names without knowing who they are and their motives. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "A Marca Negra" ("The Black Mark")

Boring conspiracies and decades outdated, I was there and hoped that I could find something in a Cold War thriller but this is overly dramatic nonsense with no real purpose or reason.

This is a good story and had plenty of potential. However, I'm sorry to say it is badly let down by a poor script and acting

What's not to like about a movie about JFK? Everyone knows, just like the Manhattan Towers, that the truth has not been told; and when the truth is hidden fantasy abounds. Now fantasy is usually more fun than the truth, and whatever the truth about the JFK assassination this fantasy is interesting, intelligently constructed, even if at times a tad confusing, but certainly action packed. The characters are sketchy, but it is a short movie, and designed to be leave much to the imagination - filling out the characters would, imho, take from the "whaaat?" factor. The second viewing opened up new possibilities, and the third led to "Ah ha!" moments. Overall a good watch to fill an evening with other conspiracy theorists.

Don't believe the harsh reviews from people writing reviews in their mother's basements. This is a good, solid, well-crafted movie that's entertaining. To me, a movie is good and entertaining when I'm not wondering how much longer before it's over. Blackmark is like walking out of a fog - it starts a bit slow and is a little confusing, but as it goes along it builds momentum so by the end you're right there and caught up in the drama. And, like coming out of a fog, you see things clearer and clearer as the movie progresses. What makes that interesting is you want to watch it again - and it actually plays better the second time because you now understand and have context for the whole story. Most importantly, it's just as entertaining the second time around.

I liked this movie a lot. Very similar to Bridge of Spies, but with an (as of now) unknown cast. This is a movie you have to pay attention to, so don't try to multitask with it on in the background. Watch closely and try to figure out who's betraying whom.

Jeff Hatch is fantastic in the title role of Arthur Blackmark, bringing a cool, Machiavellian dynamic to a period of history we THOUGHT we knew about. Kaiwi Lyman and Corey MacIntosh are adversaries turned allies as the threat of nuclear war becomes all too real. And newcomer Lana Gautier meticulously weaves a complex narrative as the resourceful and secretive Anya Popolovski. The many twists and turns will leave you wondering exactly who you're rooting for... and why. I highly recommend this flick!

I asked my girlfriend the other day, does Hollywood want us to go to war with Russia? What's with all these anti-Russia movies? I've lost count of how many American movies, in the last 5-8 years, that portray Russians as 'the bad guys'. Nevermind the daily news articles in the US trying to convince our popultion that Russia is evil. (Though I admit, it's a nice break from constantly being bombarded with stories about 'the evils of middle eastern countries.) So, I like the premise and I"m willing to believe there could be a 'consortium' out there, trying to get two powerful countries, like Russia and the US, to fight a war, or at least, start another cold war. As a movie, it's average, at best. The characters are two-dimensional and the non-linear story-telling is often unnecessarily confusing. But hey, I'm a fan of 'idea' movies and this is a strong idea with a lot of merit, and relevance for today. So, I'm adding an extra star or two. I hope people will watch it and consider the possibility that there might be people out there, working to get you to hate an entire country full of people you've never met, because it profits them in some way. Think for yourselves friends!

Need I say more? A masterpiece made by Picasso himself. The role of Timothy Daniels is keen, clever, and witty; At the same time, a puppet to the russian overlords. A perfect cat and mouse movie.

What a delight to find such an excellent film from a director & cast previously unknown to me! I have no complaints about any aspect of this production. Poor reviews may come from people who refuse to embrace a storyline that doesn't align with previously published "history". Having read "THE GEMSTONE FILES" published in Hustler magazine in the 1970s I was intrigued with the believable details provided by the script. Anyone who thinks that we receive the real stories from our government or media is responding exactly as "they" desire. I found this film to be so intriguing that I had to download for future viewing. I highly recommend this movie to anyone how wants to be engaged & entertained by great actors previously under the radar and capable of holding the viewer's attention to the very end!

I am glad to see someone finally address this and the obvious role of John McCone head of the CIA. . I was only 14 when JFK was murdered but the moment I saw the Zapruder film I knew we were being lied to. If you watch the film, when he's shot with the kill shot, his head goes up and back. That just doesnt happen when shot from above and behind. He had to be shot from the front, likely from below. Interesting that there is a tunnel from the grassy knoll to a drain in the street just in front of where he was shot.

McCone hated Kennedy because he said he would ake the CIA apart into 1000 pieces. The CIA was closely affiliated with the Mafia since WWII when they shared info on Europe, The Mafia hated him because he let them down on the Bay of Pigs invasion where they planned to take back Cuba for their casinos. The Federal Reserve *the money) hated hem be cause he was going to dissokve them. So McCone had Carlos Marcella, the crime boss of New Orleans orchestrate the hit and then teamed up with J. Edgar Hoover, who hated Kennedy because he thoaughthe was soft on communism , to cover it up.

Was Johnson in on it? Where did it happen? Dallas Texas where LBJ had just been governor. Johnson hated Kennedy because Kennedy looked down on him as a redneck Texan.

So JFK pissed off too many people who kill people for a living and it cost him his life. Our country has never fully recoverded from that.

Really interesting spy thriller. Realistic plot. Wonder why some people give this movie less than a 5 out of 10. Did IMDb have controls in place for preventing malicious ratings when this movie was released? Anyway, don't see how this movie comes across as less than average. The cinematography alone was enough for a 5 out of 10. Perhaps it was the reminder about JFK's assassination that generated the low scores. Given the assassination already is in the past, it is fact. Enjoying the movie for its literary quality does not change that fact. For me, framing of the assassination within a nicely articulated movie was a plus, not a minus. Prior to the very last frames of this movie, I was leaning towards a rating of 8 out of 10. But then the ending was so sublime.