I was surprised that the film did not delve further into Jackie's family's financial hardships, most notably the fact that Hughie began running out of money early on and Joe ended up paying for the wedding. The chemistry between Whalley and Matheson peaked in the scenes from Jack's back surgery to Jackie taking Jack back after the stillborn birth. I also liked the emphasis on Jackies relationship with RFK, portrayed by Andrew McCarthy v. I did enjoy the use of aging the appearance of the film for certain scenes to replicate, it was very sweet. I feel these issues had an especially extreme importance on Jackies life but were downplayed in this film. Some of the meatier topics that could have been explored were only glossed over, including: Jackie's first pregnancy, JFK's unsuccessful VP nomination, the original courtship of JFK and Jackie, the candidacy of JFK for the presidency. I highly doubt that anyone familiar with the Kennedy story will be surprised by any of the content in this movie. The script is very cliché, as are the stories introduced. All together this bio gives little information outside a typical JFK/Jackie bio.
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