Jackie Portman

Rating: 7/10 (31 January 2017)

There are more movies about the assassination of JFK than stars. Well, maybe there are not so many but there are indeed quite a few and on the other hand there are not that many focused on his wife, which this film does.
This movie follows Jackie Kennedy in the aftermath of her husband's assassination. We follow her story through flashbacks in an interview she gave to a journalist. It's an interesting way to show the story, instead of going in a linear way you see her giving the interview and then see watch she explain in images. There are some scenes that they look like they were taken of the original tapes made at that time, specially when Natalie Portman is on-screen.
Natalie Portman is the movie. She is the actor of this movie and she is absolutely brilliant. At some point you might start thinking if you are watching Natalie or the real Jackie. Her performance is flawless and she is the main to watch this movie. To be a witness of her brilliance. Then there are two important actors in this movie: the outfits that they wear, which are exact replicas of the real ones, and then, of course, the music. The music is what gives you goosebumps when nothing else can. Absolutely fantastic.
A good movie to watch with the sole purpose to enjoy a good true story and what we didn't see on TV at that time, the other side of the coin, the other half. One biopic worth your time which has been neatly done in not the usual way. A biopic that will allow you to learn more about history and about a woman that became an icon.