Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Susan Strube I love this mini-series because it shows young people today a small snap shot of this famous America family. I realize it is not totally historically accurate - that is what documentaries are for, but for the most part it is very accurate. And hopefully viewers will be inspired to watch historical documentaries on each of these characters and historical events that spark their interest as a result of watching the mini series. For me, I loved how this shows the emotions, relationships, and personalities of the these amazing people. I wish it had been permitted to air on a more prominent network so that it would be exposed to more viewers. As a teacher, I plan on using a small clip from the protest scenes at Ole Miss, to show my students what life was like in the south back then for people of color; and how the President had to send in the National Guard to assist that young man to get into college. And then point out that same presidents daughter, Caroline, was with Barrack Obama in 2008 to celebrate when the first black man was elected to President of the United States.

andrewkerwincc The Kennedys was a decent show in my opinion. It was an interesting look on history as it didn't just focus on the president, JFK, but gave a look into him and his family which is an interesting dynamic. The acting was fantastic, and the resemblance that Greg Kinnear has to JFK is quite impressive. One complaint is when JFK was assassinated, this show just went along with the basic, somewhat unbelievable, story that was given in the Warren Report. I think it would've been cool is they branched off and put some conspiracy in to spice things up a bit. Other than that this series did a good job of telling the story of the Kennedys.

hokiepokey Wow!!!! A great mini-series! Well written, well directed, and well acted by all the actors in the film. Katie Holmes is wonderful as Jackie, in fact, she and all the other actors were totally believable. My husband and I enjoyed this series from beginning to end, and bought the DVD, because it's definitely a keeper, and we'll enjoy watching it for years to come. Jackie's husband, portrayed by actor Greg Kinnear, was perfect in the role as President John F. Kennedy, in fact, I thought I was looking at him, and it brought a tear to my eye. I recommend this DVD movie min-series to anyone, whether you were a fan of the Kennedy's or not. I learned things about the family I never knew before. This film does not only represent history, it represents family life in the White House, as never before depicted. Truly a dramatic film chalked up with love, loyalty, scandal, and sadness. A refreshing film to watch in today's loss of family values and traditions.

phd_travel This miniseries was disappointing. It wasn't as good as it could have been. Firstly the good points. There are some things included that were quite fascinating to watch eg the physical ailments of JFK, the Mob connection to Joe, Dr Feelgood's giving drugs to the first couple, Joe Jr's death although they could have included Kathleen's death. The womanizing was handled quite deftly. So were the civil rights issues. There are 2 major faults. Firstly the screenplay. The jumping back and forth in time is unnecessary and breaks the momentum. Also there were long moments wasted on inconsequential dialog and boring bedroom and domestic scenes. If they wanted to show intimacy they didn't need to show such insignificant moments with such banal dialog. If they had cut these out they might have expanded the time period and characters covered. The Cuban Missile Crisis took too much time. The assassination wasn't handled that well. Focus was a bit too much on Bobby's reaction than Jackie's. The casting for some roles was pretty bad. Katie Holmes was a mistake. Although she looked a bit like Jackie from some angles did a bad job of acting as Jackie. Her voice was strange. Her twitching was distracting and her crooked mouth made her look a bit like she had a stroke. Very bad choice. Barry Pepper with his small mouth didn't look like Bobby at all why he won an award beats me. Charlotte Sullivan as Monroe was a strange choice. She is pretty but didn't look or act like MM at all. With so many actresses they could have chosen why on earth her? Greg Kinnear alone looks the person he was supposed to play - JFK but his face seemed frozen at times like he didn't want to lose that special angle. The Ethel actress didn't have her demeanor or look.