Mica Levy and Natalie Portman were quite a hit in "Jackie"

Rating: 8/10 (22 December 2016)

Jacqueline Kennedy was probably one of the most famed female figures of the 20th Century. Director Pablo Larrian's "Jackie" focuses on Kennedy's grief period after her infamous President husband John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Oscar-winner Natalie Portman stars as the former First Lady and marvels in a performance that is quite very presidential and should garner her lots of movie award love. Peter Sarsgaard co-stars in a subtle performance as Bobby Kennedy. One up on Billy Crudup for his fine performance as "the Reporter" who interviews Kennedy a few weeks after the murder of her husband. It was great to see John Hurt back on the silver screen here playing an advising priest to Mrs. Kennedy. Larrian's directorial effort here was sound & solid and stood up more as an experimental independent piece than a overexposed Oscar-bait delivery. Noah Oppenheim's script was credible but not sensational. Mica Levi's pounding score of the movie was probably its resounding feature; yes, even more than Portman's outstanding performance, that is how brilliant it was. In all, "Jackie" deserves a viewing. **** Good