Despite its historical inaccuracies, this movie is interesting for what it says about the perpetuation of the JFK/Mafia/Show Biz mythology. That mythology centers around the following myths that Hollywood cannot let go of (see The Irishman, JFK by Oliver Stone, and a few episodes of The Godfather of Harlem):
1. Joe Kennedy used the mob to influence the 1960 election to put his son over the top (true)
2. The CIA tried to hire the mob to do in Castro (true)
3. The mob murdered JFK (false)
Put all these and many others together and you have a historical yarn that is prone to exaggeration for entertainment's sake. A few other points: No way would the government grant Giancana immunity for his GJ testimony. A federal judge had no authority to remand Giancana to the Cook County jail. He would go to a federal facility. And lastly, Sam Giancana was an ugly fat guy. I guess the producers wanted some pizzaz. All in all though, an entertaining flick if you do not take it too seriously.
Review of Sugartime
