Review of Jackie (2016) by Max H — 26 Feb 2018

This was a really fascinating misfire. Natalie Portman gives a genuinely terrific performance as Jackie Kennedy but I wasn't familiar with how Jackie talked so I almost couldn't believe the voice she was doing and almost burst out laughing.

I think the concept was interesting in that it focused around that White House Documentary she did. But for all the elements that they had, I'm not sure it came together in a cohesive way. It felt a little jumbled and unput together.

It was as if someone asked Stanley Kubrick to put together a generic biopic and he did a half assed job ala Eyes Wide Shut. It's still an interesting product but there's something... missing.