Review of Jackie (2016) by Seraphic W — 25 Jan 2017

No. No. You know what? No. This is not a good movie. It's a severely overhyped, screwup of a misguided vision that not only never manages to actualize into something even remotely watchable but genuinely succeeds into procuring viewer's headache by subjecting us to uneven directing, atrocious dialogue and fundamental abuse of a score that just so happens to be this film's strongest asset.

Natalie Portman tries, bless her heart, but never advances past mediocrity which, I suspect, was the best she could squeeze out of the weakness of the given material. Sarsgaard is just kinda... there, bringing nothing into the mix but a bland presence that seems so forced and uncomfortable it borders on cringeworthy. Gerwig's character? Pointless and completely out of place.

'Jackie' is not about politics. Nor grief. It's not about the public eye, not about love, not about turmoil. It does try to be everything which is exactly the issue that eventually solidifies into its core problem. By lazily feather-touching crucial points and making a freaking goulash out of every filming technique that has ever been used in the history of cinema ever, the end product only accomplishes one thing and one alone. To be nothing.

But, look, oh look! Pretty colours, yay!!!

Give me a break.