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Jackie doesnt completely sidestep its genres sentimental conventions. Av Club

When it comes to making films that work as much for the sake of artistic expression as for capturing a moment in history, theres little question Jacki .. Den Of Geek

You feel like youre in a haunted house, only Jackie is the ghost. Indie Wire

A movie titled Jackie would be useless without a stunning portrayal of JFKs anointed Queen, and Natalie Portman delivers a truly transformative perfor .. We Got This Covered

Its heartbreaking and heady stuff, but Jackie never feels exploitative of its subject. Austin Chronicle

Its heartbreaking and heady stuff, but Jackie never feels exploitative of its subject. Austin Chronicle

Larrains highly varied visual invention and command of complex structure serve as a reminder of how vitally an imaginative director can skew what othe .. Screen Daily

Portman deserves all the accolades that may come her way for her portrayal, which is the best one till date, of Jacqueline. ETimes (TOI)

It doesnt irreparably harm the film, but it does make its depiction of Jackie feel slightly more haphazard. Collider

It doesnt irreparably harm the film, but it does make its depiction of Jackie feel slightly more haphazard. Collider

Jackie is a hard movie to love, but its brittleness might be its most admirable quality. Vulture

This is grief, Larrain beautifully saysit is exhausting and relentless and dull, and, most of all, selfish. Paste Magazine

There are two movies in Jackie. One of these movies is just OK. The other is exceptional. The first one keeps undermining the second. Rogerebert

Gorgeous and emotional, Jackie is the kind of introspective film about American history that just doesnt come around very often. IGN

And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the a .. E Film Critic

But Larrains film doesnt picture time as a steadily unspooling thread. Telegraph

This is fine for most of the film, but it would have been nice to see some of Jackies interactions fleshed out more. The Young Folks

While the gorgeous and mesmerizingly subversive biopic itself is destined to be cult rather than classic, hers is a performance for the ages, and one .. Cinema Blend

Better is Billy Crudup, playing a journalist who, weeks later, has gone to Jackie Kennedy for the truth. Ny Daily News

Unusual for a biopic in that it takes a highly elliptical approach, JACKIE will no doubt put Chilean director Larrain high up on the list of A level p .. JoBlo

But instead, Larrain (The Club, No, Neruda) uses his stars towering talent to paint an epic, all consuming portrait of grief an extraordinary, lacerat .. The Globe And Mail

It is a fever dream of a movie, tracking its subject as she tries to maintain control, maintain her composure, her sanity. Philly

A spiritual look at Jacqueline Kennedys search for meaning after the death of her beloved husband. Spirituality And Practice

On the one hand its an artistically accomplished portrait of the woman as a complex personality caught at a moment of terrible personal loss. One Guys Opinion

Portman lets us feel the way Jackies loss utterly empties her life of meaning and purpose. Rogers Movie Nation

Its unsentimental and eschews the usual biopic format, following its own path to find Jackies true impressions of those dark days. Sover

Jackie seeks to change the routine by focusing exclusively on the woman, but only picking a small slice of time to inspect behavioral nuance and psych .. Blu Ray

It wasnt for Jack or his legacy, murmurs Jacqueline Kennedy in this drama about her planning of the presidents state funeral in 1963.It was for me. Chicago Reader

The interview scenes explicitly lay out the concept of constructed narratives.Jackie is open and bluntly honest with the journalist. Mark Reviews Movies

A for sure Oscar best actress contender if there is one, Portman gives such a tour de force showing that many of her best moments are silent performan .. Usa Today

Regime change was ever this brutal and even if the fabric sample story is not precisely true, the sudden loss of power is shocking. The Times

It is well acted and informative, revealing a side of Jackie Kennedy that is relatively unknown. Lariat

Its a compelling portrait of grief, but its more than that: a portrait of public grief. Eric Ds Nider

All the perfectly manicured technical elements assembled by LarrainStephane Fontaines lyrical cinematography, Jean Rabasses flawless production design .. News Review

Pablo Larrain delivers an unflinching, incisive and unforgettable portrait of Americas First Lady in the wake of JFKs assassination Daringly intimate .. Radio Times

And realize youve just witnessed something powerful and profoundly spectacular. Screen It

This is as much a character study as it is a conventional narrative. Independent

This is a woman will not be denied, and neither will this potent cinematic provocation. Rolling Stone

Jacqueline Kennedys life is never anything other than a performance in homage to a myth and Natalie Portmans performance is a testament to this. Decider

Stephane Fontaines cinematography is stately and beautifully somber. The Wrap

An ambitious but jumbled drama in which the central figure remains elusive. Portmans performance gets lost in the chaos. News Day

captures Jackies mincing, tinkly speaking voice and brittle politesse, but some inner emotional core, even in Jackies most resonant moments, as in the .. Cs Monitor

We will never know the depths of it, but the films relentlessly real, almost documentary approach to the subject gives us an awful inkling of that ord .. Film Journal

Utilising a battery of tight close ups, Larrian fails to fully capture Jackies loneliness and torment in the wake of the tragedy. Hindustan Times

Jackie is a movie varnished with good taste.It moves at an expertly controlled cortege tempo and is almost swooningly overwhelmed by its own historica .. The Guardian

Its a singular vision from an uncompromising director that happens to be about one of the most famous women in American history.Jackie is not Oscar ba .. The Guardian

She will shepherd this legacy through sheer force of will if necessary and it might be. Az Central

In the end, Larrain delivers a powerful film that returns some sense of privacy to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Smh

The flashbacks to the assassination itself have the impressionistic force of a nightmare. Smh

More than merely offering a backstage pass to history, Larrain draws us into the utter uniqueness of a situation where personal loss and national duty .. Npr

Detailed, magnetic and disturbing, Jackie is an austere epic, but an epic it surely is. Star Tribune

One particular scene in Jackie disturbed me greatly.In fact, I wish I hadnt seen it. Reel Talk Reviews

Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l .. Q Network

But in its audacious strangeness, the movie manages to do something history hardly ever gets to: surprise us. Ew

And while SNL keeps the viewer waiting for deep laughs to flow, viewers watching this film will be baffled at this rather curious retelling of a very .. Cinema Crazed

Jackie transcends mimicry to achieve something greater bringing the first ladys grief and resolve in the face of unspeakable loss to vivid life.The fi .. Salon

His first American film, Jackie never feels like a ploddingly banal biopic, nor does it demonstrate the slightest interest in inspiration or uplift. Slate

But it isnt simply the Portman show.Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrains English language debut, with a script by Noah Oppenheim, is no conventional biopi .. Flim List

It is because of Levi that the film feels like a horror/thriller in the body of a prestige biopic. Film Inquiry

Film does much the same.Whether this is an accurate portrait of the woman or not, Jackie brings its subject to vivid life. Empire

In sum, this is a film full of cultivated emptiness, often more gloss than substance, but this may be entirely deliberate. Eye For Film

Superbly constructed by screenwriter Noah Oppenheim as an unsentimental character study, whats most memorable is Natalie Portmans authentic portrayal, .. Susang Ranger

Director Pablo Larrain creates a movie thats both lyrical and arresting, as well as a stunning exploration of grief brought to life by Portman. Common Sense Media

Thats too serious a historical moment for such a flimsy and ultimately trivial film.If you do see Jackie, ask yourself at any point: What is the tensi .. Sf Gate

Brookline is no place to bury a president, says the eponymous subject of the docu drama like Jackie in my favorite line in the film. Boston Herald

Pablo Larrans film bluntly hammers home the notion that history is framed by perception rather than reality. Slant Magazine

However, one fears Chilean director Larrain, in his first English project, doesnt want to ruffle too many feathers. The New Indian Express

In Larrain and Portmans hands, it becomes something deeper and more emotionally potent. Washington Post

In some roles, Ms. Portman stiffens up and never seems to get out of her head; in Jackie this works as a character trait. The New York Times

A strange, refreshingly cynical, and unexpectedly cerebral account of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys actions in the immediate aftermath of John .. The Film Stage

Thats familiar territory for historical biopics, but director Pablo Larrains Jackie, starring a brilliantly cast and consistently compelling Natalie P .. Chicago Tribune

When Larrain brings on John Hurt as a wizened and wily old priest, dispensing heartfelt but not exactly doctrinal spiritual advice to the widow, you c .. Boston Globe

Laura Clifford Robin Clifford After the assassination of her husband, the President of the United States, a journalist (Billy Crudup) interviews the f .. Reeling Reviews

The narrow time frame keeps Jackie tightly focused, its portrait is concrete and lucid even as it moves dreamily in and out of flashback. Uproxx

Jackie a way for Portman to give one of the best performances of her career, maybe her best performance. Uproxx

In truth, however, nothing about this interregnum looks much like the one that is just ending.Jackie can be a forbidding film. The Irish Times

Although some of the dialogue spells those themes out a little too bluntly, Larrain illustrates them beautifully with the movies visuals, including st .. Las Vegas Weekly

I wish I could say that Jackie is one of the few exceptions but it isnt. ReelViews

Molding the layered examination of Noah Oppenheims screenplay like a master sculptor, Larrain makes Jackie no less perceptive in its contemplation of .. Hollywood Reporter

It had a time capsule feel, but it brought the viewer inside the time capsule; it was a recreation that was more than fuzzy footage of protests on a v .. The Atlantic

Her tenderness doesnt cut ice, for there seems to be a single minded focus on conveying Jackies stoicism and her accidental self fashioning as the mos .. Deccan Chronicle

Portman combines being completely dazed and numbed with extreme will power and strong emotion, broken with grief but still at some level behind the ey .. Standard

So, whats to make of all these fine actors giving such horrible performances Tony Medley

Talk about simultaneously dull and heavy handed; youll be rolling your eyes and sighing a lot. Coles Mithey

The reporter is there to interview Mrs. Kennedy, but this is not a meeting of equals. Los Angeles Times

This movie is a nonlinear marvel, the introspective rage leaving me an astonished mess of emotional chaos as I sat in a darkened multiplex happily dum .. Movie Freak

Its an entirely unsympathetic portrayal and deserves kudos as such. Detroit News

Whether that fleeting, wrenching display of grief was a momentary lapse or a teasing, cynical put on is one of many questions invited by Portmans intr .. Variety

The serviceable movie you make about this subject. But it does offer a little bit more, peeking through with an interesting insight every quarter hour .. Groucho Reviews

Nevertheless, the movie is a shiny but flawed and narrow prism through which to view this oft examined dynasty. Cnn

A profoundly haunting and powerful film that examines grief in its most raw form. Natalie Portman is extraordinary. Aisle Seat

This is a great and brave performance in a film that wont be everyones cup of tea. Herald Sun

It is survived by Jackie, a remarkable film with no patience for that kind of maudlin filmmaking. Consequence Of Sound

Director Larrain, working from a script by Noah Oppenheim, delivers a frequently mesmerizing drama that benefits greatly from Portmans striking perfor .. Reel Film

Jackie is no conventional Hollywood biopic.We dont learn about Jackies upbringing or family history; we dont witness John and Jackies romance; theres .. Vox

Jackie is Larrains first foray into English language film and his first attempt to tackle non Chilean political issues. The result is supremely accomp .. Hey U Guys

Natalie Portmans Jacqueline Kennedy glares at an inquiring journalist, and by extension the movie audience, to deliver her definition of reality.Well, .. The Star

Were not sure if it points the tiredness of the cliche ridden period biopic genre, or the robust liveliness of Larrains filmmaking, but to the great d .. The Play List

Its not at all linear.The chaos in the narrative reflects how unhinged its subject could become, the film is often shot in unnerving tight close up, a .. Now Toronto

Pablo Larrains biopic Jackie is all style and sophistication, in keeping with its subject. Scroll

This is the question that haunts us throughout this stunning portrait of a woman whose grace, dignity and style define the essence of the Kennedy pres .. Urban Cine File

The biopic is a very dicey genre.One false move and you not only make a crappy film, but destroy part of an important cultural legacy. Film Ink

Jackie is not a feel good movie; if you have any empathy in you, youll feel sad at best and terrible at worst. Ner Dist

FILM REVIEW JACKIE.With Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt. Maki At The Movies

Our perception of a tragedy that marked a U turn in American history comes through the eyes of Natalie Portman.They burn; they fill with tears; they f .. Cine Vue

But director Pablo Larrains Jackie, a searing, almost scary thrill ride through the psyche of one very determined woman, serves as a reminder that JFK .. La Weekly

Instead, Larrain spins a tale of dignified anguish and calculations less sympathetic. Tamp A Bay

At its best, as when Jackie informs the children that Daddy has gone to heaven, the films tone is more affecting in its subtlety, and these are some p .. New York Post

She is outstanding in this touching and intimate portrayal of public and private grief. Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Jackie is Larrains first English language film and the one with most mainstream potential thanks to the casting of Portman.Still, it retains a sinewy .. Lw Lies

Jackie is a mesmerising tour de force, as brutal as it is gentle and as jaw droppingly gorgeous as it is bleak. Nz Herald

The simple title Jackie implies a traditional biopic, but this is far from it. Nz Herald

Jackie (Official trailer) Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to r .. Kansas City

Jackie is a fascinating, high energy, character study and well worth your time if you dont mind the emotional cost. Flicks

Though the film is essentially a look into the private life of Jackie directly following the assassination of JFK, Portmans portrayal is no weak widow .. Red Eye Chicago

Portmans portrayal is nothing less than amazing, perfectly capturing Jacquelines intense drive, strength, occasional pettiness, and overwhelming grief .. The Stranger

With eyes wide and startled, pale skin drawn tightly over cheekbones, Portman is hypnotic. Independent Ie

Larrains direction is impeccable, resisting the usual slick Hollywood style for something much more textured and intriguing.Bright colours are splashe .. Contact Music

The funeral almost feels like a horror movie.Within all of the unrest, the focus of Jackie never leaves its subject to concentrate on grand philosophi .. Film Racket

Its a character study that projects its subjects inner turmoil onto the whole map of the movie. Vanity Fair

OTT, Grand Guignol, horrid, and hilariously enjoyable its ballet, up to a point Your Highness (2011).Gross out comes to medieval England. The Arts Desk

This is by way of saying I may have seen a different Jackie than others will.. Wsj

Absorbing in its structure and potent in its emotional pull, Jackie explores the devastation of grief and the construct of legacy through the powerful .. Matts Movie Reviews

We often clearly remember the strength after positive turning points of modern political roles in this case, the American First Lady but rarely the fo .. The Filmy Ap

The trick, and its a difficult one, is to make us both pity and admire a woman so guarded and aloof.And Larrain succeeds to a point. Patriot Ledger

1 of 3 View Caption This image released by Fox Searchlight shows Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in a scene from the film, Jackie. Sltrib

Film review: A Tale of Love and Darkness Natalie Portmans Amos Oz adaptation deeply poetic Politics is given a back seat, and thats what makes Jackie .. Scmp

Theres a deeper layer to Jackie that explores the concept of legacy.What is important what you do or how you are remembered The Film Pie

It is both the Oscar bait drama we thought it would be and yet fuller, richer due to Larrains direction and Portmans vivid, unforgettable performance. Punch Drunk Critics

Thats one of several on the nose touches marring a mostly thoughtful script by TV news veteran Noah Oppenheim. Straight

This ability to hold it in, but not look like youre holding back is an acting tour de force. Movie Web

Imagine a documentary portrait of the four most intensely intolerable days of your life and youll get an idea of the kind of emotional wallop Jackie p .. Sandiego Reader

The Lyndon Johnson corner of the film is a little more effective. Cinemix Tape

If the fairy tale is what keeps us moving forward, we will embrace that narrative. ComingSoon

Conversations and ideas get reduced to their climaxes and ready takeaways a result of the films angular, disruptive structure.Its a film that tries to .. The Ringer

He gives it real cinematic flair and reportedly insisted that Portman had to star.You might normally not think of the Oscar winning Black Swan star wh .. Dead Line

Still, it never feeds us the comforting lie that grief will ever fully go away. Metro New York

With less than a term in office, its hard to have a legacy left but its hard not to think of the Kennedy family and think of Camelot. Solzy At The Movies

Portmans complex, constantly evolving portrait of the first lady is a transcendent piece of acting. Daily Herald

Some will embrace its extraneous procedures and its dreary narrative storytelling.Others will find it fresh and engaging. Awards Circuit

Peeling away the artifice of the Kennedy legacy to reveal the raw nerve of failed idealism, Jackie is a bewitching study of mythmaking that underlines .. The Skinny

The result is a powerful, intimate portrait of a very public grief. No La

Jackie proves that grace and composure are qualities that matter in our leaders in a year when many Americans want to deny it. Under The Radar Mag

If too heavy on the Camelot theme, Jackie captures its subjects stunning intelligence and dignity in agony. Post Gazette

And Portman handles these scenes with a delicateness and quiet dignity that proves nothing short of mesmerizing. The Daily Beast

The Milgram film surrounds its understated performances with constant reminders of the unreality of biopic storytelling, underlining the fallacy of at .. Movie Mezzanine

A serious look at any historical event has to deal with two realities: the reality of what actually happened and the reality of the surrounding cultur .. Or Lando Weekly

The movie doesnt feel like its really about anythingit has no warmth, no spirit, and its dialogue is sometimes dead. reason

Unfortunately, it also spells out its conclusions rather than trusts its audience to construe Jackie. The Mary Sue

Whats best is that the filmmakers leave it to the audience to interpret the nuances and subtleties (shocking since this is from the screenwriter of TH .. Fresh Fiction

When she asserts that, There is a great divide between what people believe and what I know to be true, the proposition is laid before us in stark, bac .. East Bay Express

Its hard to imagine a less conventional biopic than Jackie indeed, its less a biography than a meditation. Seven Day Svt

Jackie, by Chilean director Pablo Larrain, is a captivating and unflinching portrait of private grief amidst one of historys most public tragedies. Concrete Play Ground

Their discussion serves mostly as a staging ground, a way for the movie to plant its stakes so it can skillfully pivot. New Republic

Critically, Larrain neglects to convey how the entire nation went through similar emotions in those hours and days with Mrs Kennedy as its focal point .. Bfi

Portman carries the movie in a feat of understated, soul crushing acting. From The Balcony

As it proceeds the plot becomes increasingly predictable and the surprise elements will surprise only the most credulous. The Australian

Every detail shines with significance.Its so bracingly imaginative and intelligent, it practically makes the synapses tingle. People

Jackie is one of the most conflicted films Ive had the pleasure of watching. It is good but it does take a while to work out exactly what type of film .. The National

Political widows dont come much more iconic than Jackie Kennedy her famous ensemble of pink Chanel suit and matching pillbox hat became a symbol of he .. Sky

Its impossible to have perspective.I assure you it was a spectacle. National Review

Its perky enough on the surface but there are cellos sawing away sadly underneath. New States Man

But how the story affects you depends on how familiar you are with that piece of US history. The New Paper

How history is made and plundered and sundered and made more wondrous than everyday life. New City Film

Yet its really an odd compliment to both Portman and Kennedys craft: Neither acted naturally, but you admire the effort. M Tv

More mood piece than standard narrative, more character sketch than study, Jackie is a fascinating film that rewards as it confounds. Trespass Mag

Natalie Portman captures every facet of Jacqueline Kennedy. The smiling, laughing young woman and the embittered widow, refusing to change out of her .. Media Mikes

From sheer workload alone, Jackie makes Portman a front runner for a best actress Oscar. Toronto Sun

Its a very rare thing when a movie transcends so perfectly making the viewer feel something of what its tormented protagonist experienced. Daily Film Fix

Its not just a great performance; its a great and unexpected film. Columbus Alive

And Saarsgaards performance is a startlingly cold, arrogant, and calculated depiction that leaves you wanting more. Reel Talk Online

Its a banner year for her, with all time career topping performances here and in the overlooked A Tale of Love and Darkness. Sf Examiner

Director Pablo Larrain and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim have crafted a dazzling 99 minute drama. Blog Bullz Eye

At least Portman has lifted the veil enough for us to get a peek. Us Magazine

In fact, its not a biopic at all, but a study of the immediate aftermath of JFKs assassination, through which it manages to find and portray the story .. Cairo 360

Instead of devolving into a Warholian pop artifact, the prescient Jackie offers a raw blast of electoral catharsis. Sf Weekly

This movie is ultimately the story of Jackie but it captures more than her incredible journey. Johnhanlon Reviews

The picture might have been more satisfying had it aimed for easier answers, but itd have been less true. Am Ny

And Greta Gerwig is wasted and miscast as Nancy, Jackies social secretarylets just say that the 60s style isnt a good look for her. Washington City Paper

It is, I guess, but in many ways it adheres to the traditions of the genre. Film Ireland

This is not the conspiracy drama of Oliver Stones JFK, nor is it a sentimental spectacle of a country mourning the death of an inspirational President .. Stream On Demand At Home

For viewers of a certain age, the promise of Jackie will evoke fashion statements, flash photography, and tragedy frozen in time, one better commemora .. Thril List

And there isnt much else here.Jackie never adds up to a whole, or anything near; we dont penetrate the myth, and there is no real drama. Spectator

Oppenheim and Larrain clearly have their portrait of the woman, and its a strong one though one that probably would not have held up without Portman. Cambridge Day

Natalie Portmans performance doesnt live up to the hype in new biopic In some 2050s university class on The Celebrity Interview as Literature, the fil .. Metro Active

Portmans scarily composed performance is laser focused, an act of empathy without tears. Heral

It provides no comfort and gives no respite from the tense tragedy unfolding on the screen.Its a contrast to the sweeping and grand music one would ex .. News

As visually lovely to behold as most of this movie is, it is nevertheless unbearable to watch. Film Festival Today

Chilean director Pablo Larrains first film outside his home country (and shot virtually back to back with Neruda, another non biopic about a misunders .. Adelaide Review

It is an arthouse film because its filmic style encompasses its emotions and ideas rather than relying on the plot or the story. Impulse Gamer

Like the best biopics, the filmmakers take only a slice to build the wholeand in a dense 100 minutes, too. Film Forward

Its in moments such as this that Jackie soars and Portman reminds us what a powerful performer she can be. Illinois Times

That fury burns away all the fussiness of the cobwebs of the history picture genre. The Film Experience

Jackie is too focused to teach history to the young and too invasive to appeal to the old, who watched TV that November. Kdhx

Theres an eerie rightness: the bright Dallas sun; the long Washington shadows; the delicate boucl of that pink Chanel suit; the clarion clip clop alon .. Aarp

Nonetheless, its a stunning historical snapshot and nifty piece of filmmaking. Abc News Go

If youre old enough, you wait for memories to show up the OMG live on TV murder of Lee Harvey Oswald or JFK lying in state. Saportare Port

Its a strange movie it feels, like Portmans Jackie, like it might shatter if dropped and Mica Levis eerie, dissonant soundtrack, with its howl like ch .. Seattle Times

A brilliant performance surrounded by an otherwise unremarkable movie. (Splice Today) Splice Today

Its not a conventional biography, or even a historical drama. Its deeper and darker than that, and Portman bores down to the complex, most challenging .. Parade

Its an intellectual experience rather than an emotional one, but the ideas in play are so heady theyre enough to sweep you away on their own. If you w .. Bbc

Its powerful stuff, woven carefully into the fabric of Noah Oppenheims excellent, measured screenplay. Cinema Scope

If Jackie has a conceptual emblem, this is it: messy reality splattering all over a carefully maintained facade. Cinema Scope

The film doesnt dwell exploitively on these things. It just makes abundantly clear what this woman was dealing with when she insisted on dealing with .. Buffalo News

History isnt simply what happened; its whats remembered and its open to being crafted. Pgh City Paper

Jackie begins at a fever pitch and never lets up; this is emphasized and embellished by Mica Levis haunting and relentless music score.But what Noah O .. Leonard Mal

Portman brings life to a complicated character, infusing it with a high level of consistent intensity and a sympathetic malaise that is beyond reproac .. Dwight Brown Ink

If the winners write history, the survivors become guardians of the legacy. The Popcorn Junkie

Larrains film stakes a powerful claim to being definitive history, precisely because its an idiosyncratic psychodrama.It was Jackies Camelot, too. Junkee

It is a welcome relief to let the sound rush over you, giving voice to something that the film cant quite embody, namely the horror of blood and bone .. The Tyee

Curiously, Black Swan and Jackie showcase Portman is extremely similar ways, both thematically and formally, even if one film is a horror story about .. Bust

Only history knows if this is as honest as it feels, but its a stunning portrait of a woman in a position of immense power yet enduring intense pain. Gq Magazine

The trauma and mental anguish Jacqueline Kennedy experienced over those days after Dallas is something none of us can truly imagine. Reel Bob

Jackie is artful when it needs to be heartful; its overly ambitious visual dramatics are often a glass wall between Portman and the audience. M Live

By Jay Stone The assassination of John Kennedy remains a defining moment of our times the day the music died.The new film Jackie is an odd, out of the .. Ex Press

The director and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim forego genre expectations, immersing viewers in a lyrical collage of Jackies grief and grace. All Movie

Cinematic grief has rarely been this piercing and this sustained, and the movie containing that grief is a privilege to behold. Reviews Antagony Ecstasy

This is essentially asking us to celebrate the birth of spin in modern politics. Japan Times

Now, in light of recent events, it might be hard to view the films delicate personal political balance without dwelling, morbidly and simply, on the i .. Bk Mag

At only 99 minutes, director Pablo Larrain, writer Noah Oppenheim and Natalie leave you wanting more. Movie Reviews Cinemaclips

The empty bed with one pillow slightly askew is a subtle but heart wrenching detail. Arts Fuse

Those are potent elements with which to build a film, and to be sure, Jackie is not without ideas. Mubi

But it shouldnt be discredited as while its not a conventional biopic you could argue its a film more fresh and exciting than the usual offering. Ib Times

In 2011, Natalie Portman won a Golden Globe (and soon after, an Oscar) for Black Swan.I think, at the time, I was among a small minority of critics wh .. Womens Voices For Change

I meant to post this on Friday morning.But the best laid plans and all that. Spokane7

Nobody can duplicate the real thing because one simply had to be there.The result of their effort is nice try, no cigar, but perhaps an inspiration to .. Its Just Movies

And so Larrain does the same, seeking to probe deeply while remaining true to the emotions of situation rather than exactly what mightve transpired. Arts Hub

Jackies power is in the sticky quality of the moments of pure cinematic composition. Graffiti With Punctuation

JACKIE * * * Starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt.Screenplay by Noah Oppenheim. Spliced Personality

The performance is entirely from the neck up, but in both this and the flourishes of mannered affect it may be said that Larrain and Portman are being .. Reverse Shot

But as a whole, the movie is very cold.Director Pablo Larrain shoots much of it in a very controlled, almost Kubrickian way. S Fist

Portmans angst suffused portrayal hits its highest pitch in the films most curious and yet affecting segment. Medium

The way the film tells her story, combined with an exceptional performance by Natalie Portman, stirs deep emotions. Rescu

Portman and Larrain have sharpened her and superimposed her story on a rigorously crafted but resolutely cold surface.Jackie, though endlessly fascina .. Ap

In another context this might convey a sense of control; here, the stylised aesthetic neatness feels uncanny, almost mask like. Another Gaze

Nearly eight weeks have passed since CNN broke the news on the morning of June 8 that Anthony Bourdain committed suicide in France while filming his h .. Arca Max

The performance rises beyond mere imitation, as Portman unearths intimate secrets beneath the stylistic facade that Kennedy presented to the world. Dayton City Paper

Portmans depiction of Jackie Kennedy is a stunning high wire act of raw vulnerability, anguish and anger, yet undercut with steely resolve and rare gl .. Doddle News

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