Though Dry at Times, This is Still an Entertaining Biopic

Rating: 7/10 (17 January 2017)

Jackie is about the the events Jackie Kennedy went through following her husband's assassination. All of this is being written down by a reporter who is getting this first-hand from Jackie in one of her first interviews since JFK's death.
I felt the story had many dry spots in it. I say that because JFK is a well discussed president so the events that associate with him are trivial at this point. What kept me watching were the actors performances. Obviously Natalie Portman is nominated for her role which is well deserved, but the less talked about performance was Peter Sarsgaard. Although I can't say I know much about the Kennedy family; I thought Peter played a great Bobby Kennedy. I felt worse for him than I did Jackie when the credits rolled.
Although the pacing was a bit slow for my liking. I did appreciate some of the longer camera shots especially what transpired immediately after and how she tried to stay together. The sets and costumes were also gorgeous to say the least as everything just fit the time period.
This isn't a movie that you have to go see in the theater, unless your big into 1960's history, or a fan of Natalie Portman (like myself). Jackie seems to be a movie, like most biopic movies, that you would rent and after watching say "that was rather interesting and compelling" but wouldn't be willing to watch a second time.