Off Putting and Grating

Rating: 3/10 (20 March 2017)

This movie paints Jackie as prickly and controlling. Her particular hostility toward the writer at Hyannisport is never explained. I didn't find this movie to be as boring as it was hard to watch. Not because of the horrible and sad subject matter but because of the lack of any warmth or empathy in the treatment of it. Also, the overly loud musical score grated on my nerves within the first minute and never let up. It went on far too long in most scenes and was mostly a heavy handed collection of strings that didn't enhance anything. Peter Sarrsgaard couldn't have looked less like RFK and gave such a one-note and muted performance without even attempting a Boston accent. After seeing this movie, if anyone is still interested in the subject, I recommend "The Kennedys" a miniseries made in Canada a few years back. It's better that this movie and Katie Holmes as Jackie is WAY better than Natalie Portman.