More About The Persona of the Former First Lady

Rating: 7/10 (28 August 2017)

Natalie Portman stars in this movie entitled "Jackie" which tells the story of the late First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy particularly during the times of sorrow and misery when her husband President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas,Texas and how different people comforted her particularly her brother-in-law Senator Robert Kennedy.This film was based on the interviews that were made on her by different journalists particularly Theodore White of Life Magazine.
No question that this film received a lot of hype.Natalie told in interviews that she felt that this is the biggest challenge in her acting career and was surely intimidated playing the former First Lady.No question that she did well in it after receiving an Oscar nomination for her portrayal.
But despite of Natalie's performance,one may find this movie somewhat boring as the viewer is just treated to the persona of Jackie rather than her personality.Everything in this film has already been known by the public and this movie would surely not add anything new information about her particularly what Mrs. Kennedy is all about as a person.Too bad that everything here is just about the sorrow and bitterness that she experienced after her husband got killed.Nothing more.Overall,this movie will never satisfy the viewer especially those who wants to know more about her.