Only the obvious

Rating: 2/10 (4 February 2017)

I'm trying to find a word stronger than 'boring'. Indeed, I almost went ni-ni after the first two minutes.
I have absolutely no idea what the movie was trying to say other than that Jackie Kennedy was a dignified, intelligent woman who was beautiful, rich, wore nice clothes, was married to the free world's memorable, handsome young leader in dangerous times, and therefore idolized. But we knew that didn't we?
Oh yes, she's a bit down in the dumps because her husband was gruesomely murdered in public by a brutal killer who was never positively identified. No surprises there.
We've also received a rundown on the management of public funerals with some commentary about how the bereaved can be pushed aside. Or even ignored. Again, no surprises there.
This unnecessary movie had no message of any kind other than what we already know, or could easily imagine, about the effect on the lives of loved ones caused by this murder; this monstrous attack on America.
As for Natalie Portman, who knows how good was her acting? The script was appalling, actually crushingly boring, killing any chance of an Oscar for her, or indeed a half reasonable story.