Terrific performances with some trouble in between

Rating: 6/10 (3 January 2017)

Jackie has looked interesting to me since I first watched the trailer, so I was pretty excited walking into the theater. I was most excited to see Natalie Portman take on the role of Jackie Kennedy, as it looked like some of her best work in quite a while. As I was watching the movie, I forgot overtime that I was watching Natalie Portman play Jackie, instead I really felt that she embodied Jackie. Her performance was amazing, most likely grabbing her a nomination at the Oscars. While this film provides a good story showing what Jackie did after the death of John F. Kennedy, it drags on and has major pacing issues. At times I caught myself checking my watch to see how much time was left in the film. Overall, this is a great historical film with fantastic acting and an in-depth story. With a fix of the pacing, this good film could've been a great one.