Multiple layers beautifully portrayed by one of Portman's best performances

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2017)

Natalie Portman makes us shiver with all the layers of her character portrayed so passionately. Larrain's raw, complex vision of Jacqueline Kennedy is enough to humanize and disclose her as a woman, first lady, mother, wife, public figure, widow. All the closeups captured by the camera bring us closer to the pain, suffering, and disarray that Jackie went through in such a realistic way that we almost forget the presence of the actress in every scene.
The non-chronological sequence of the narrative is clearly purposeful, playing with the mixed feelings Jackie experiences and that end up helping her build the multiple parts she's forced to play during the tragic assassination of her husband, John F. Kennedy. A chronological screenplay would probably destroy that level of depth, even though that's something we see in most of the historical biopics, at least the ones that hold a traditional, outdated narrative structure.