Type in any movie or show to find where you can watch it, or type a person's name.

User Reviews for: Jackie

Matthew Brady-deleted-1534855046
8/10  7 years ago
"There comes a time in man's search for meaning when he realises that there are no answers. And when you come to the horrible and unavoidable realization, you accept it or you kill yourself. Or you simply stop searching".

I'm lost not with words, but what I just watch. What a cold and haunting film that takes grief further like another best picture nominee we know. It's pretty scary and I can't explain why. The gloomy atmosphere and how psychological it can be, you could call it a horror film. Mica Levi amazing score that still plays in the back of my head after a few days, is one key factor of the horror-like atmosphere. Or it might be the cinematography which was just terrific and well stage for some truly unforgettable moments.

How the hell didn't Natalie Portman not win her second Oscar for this. Emma Stone was great, but better than this? HELL NO. It was captiviting watching her carry the emotional state of this tragic event. Especially the quite scenes and her mental breakdown.

Another performance that shouldn't be overlooked is John Hurt and Peter Sarsgaard. Both actors I've rescpted for years and some of the best scenes came from them. Sarsgaard carries an emotional state as well, but keeps it hidden and tries to be strong through a difficult time, although his heart is breaking too. The scenes between John Hurt and Natalie Portman was so engaging and it's a personal highlight for me. Great send off to a beloved actor.

I guess sometimes we need to stop searching for questions with no answers in our darkest time. Just wasting our little time.
Like  -  Dislike  -  30
Please use spoiler tags:[spoiler] text [/spoiler]
Bradym03
8/10  4 years ago
"There comes a time in man's search for meaning when he realises that there are no answers. And when you come to the horrible and unavoidable realization, you accept it or you kill yourself. Or you simply stop searching".

I'm lost not with words, but what I just watch. What a cold and haunting film that takes grief further like another best picture nominee we know. It's pretty scary and I can't explain why. The gloomy atmosphere and how psychological it can be, you could call it a horror film. Mica Levi amazing score that still plays in the back of my head after a few days, is one key factor of the horror-like atmosphere. Or it might be the cinematography which was just terrific and well stage for some truly unforgettable moments.

How the hell didn't Natalie Portman not win her second Oscar for this. Emma Stone was great, but better than this? HELL NO. It was captivating watching her carry the emotional state of this tragic event. Especially the quite scenes and her mental breakdown.

Another performance that shouldn't be overlooked is John Hurt and Peter Sarsgaard. Both actors I've respected for years and some of the best scenes came from them. Sarsgaard carries an emotional state as well, but keeps it hidden and tries to be strong through a difficult time, although his heart is breaking too. The scenes between John Hurt and Natalie Portman was so engaging and it's a personal highlight for me. Great send off to a beloved actor.

I guess sometimes we need to stop searching for questions with no answers in our darkest time. Just wasting our little time.
Like  -  Dislike  -  0
Please use spoiler tags:[spoiler] text [/spoiler]
Reno
/10  6 years ago
**The four day episodes after the tragic event!**

An unusual biographical film. I have seen films about JFK, either based on the real or just fiction, but this one was entirely focused on his wife. It sets in just weeks after his assassination and soon goes back to that day and the following to tell us how Jacie Kennedy handled the bad time. From tragic event to conducting the final rites, that four days she has to fight for the right decisions. All these revealed by her to a reporter in one of the following week. Remember this film was originally meant for an HBO mini-series and then they turned it into a feature film. That was the risk taken by the filmmakers, later it paid off well.

I never knew who was Jackie, so when I saw Portman's performance in the opening stage, I thought she was overdoing it, the accent and imitation. But after some progress in the story, I got used to it thinking that's how it would be. Yeah, she was excellent and she deserved that Oscars nomination. I wondered what was the source, but after the research I came to know that it was based on the magazine interview by the same reporter you would see in the film. The Chilean director's Hollywood debute. He has done a good job. Also one of the final films of John Hurt in which he was in a small role. Worth a watch for it is being unique and especially revealing some unknown truth behind and/or after death of JFK.

_7/10_
Like  -  Dislike  -  0
Please use spoiler tags:[spoiler] text [/spoiler]
Back to Top