A deep, intimate, and intense view never seen before

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2016)

I knew I needed to see this film in the theater. Thank God I followed my gut on that. What I saw would not be translated watching it on TV the first time. I'm sure I will watch it again and again.
For those of us who lived through that day, that time, that moment of finding out that our President was assassinated, and watching all the events that followed after would appreciate this film. We truly got an intimate view of what it was like to be Jackie at that time.
After leaving the theater I had to air out so to speak. Get myself to the place where I wasn't going to burst into tears. I felt this film deep in my core. It was real. I have my own memories that have been imprinted upon me. I remember, as clear as sitting here now, watching the procession to Arlington Cemetery. I looked up at my dad, and for the first time I saw him cry. Ever since that day many Americans have been haunted by unanswered questions. Many of us know the answer, however we want to think that our country is better than that. So we ignore that voice.
Natalie Portman gave a chilling, and deeply emotional performance as Jackie. For me, she is the very best Jackie ever. Natalie gave us everything we did not see. Inside Jacqueline Kennedy. I will tell everyone that adored her, and that loved the Kennedy's to see this film. There was nothing boring about it. You had to really watch to see what was taking place. I didn't know what I was going to see, and I was pleasantly surprised. The best way to see films is to know what you like, and not have any expectations. Be open. The film may not be about the character as much as it may be about you. If your going to see this film with comparisons in your mind, don't go. Film is recreational art. It's entertainment, It's getting away, and relaxing into another world, another time in some instances. It is learning about others, and history. Our film makers are doing their homework better than they use to so we are very fortunate to be educated by this medium.