ThiefHott
Too much of everything
Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
Voxitype
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Desertman84
"The Kennedys" is an eight-part miniseries that chronicles the lives,triumphs and tragedies of the Kennedy family.The cast includes Greg Kinnear, Barry Pepper, Katie Holmes, and Tom Wilkinson together with Diana Hardcastle,Kristin Booth,Chris Diamantopoulos,Charlotte Sullivan and Serge Houde.This historical drama was written by Stephen Kronish and directed by Jon Cassar.The series was centered during the 1960's and how Joseph Kennedy, Sr. shaped his sons John and Robert to become two of the most influential men during the decade.The focus of personal stories was the relationship between the brothers as well as their respective relationship with their father.The political events during that decade also fell into the background such as the Cuban Missile Crisis,Bay Of Pigs and the Civil Rights Movements as well as their extramarital affairs particularly John and Marilyn Monroe as well as that of Robert and Marilyn Monroe.Added to that is also recalls the scandals that the most fabled political family that were involved in.While it was said to be an exhaustive research of the Kennedy family,the absence of many members were both controversial and intriguing.The stories of Edward,Kathleen, Eunice, and Jean were definitely missing.But nevertheless,the viewer is treated to a great stories of the members featured especially as we get to know how the role of Joseph Sr as a father of to his sons which has yet to be told in many films and TV miniseries featuring the Kennedy family.Aside from that,we are treated to a lot of strong performances from the cast especially Wilkinson and Pepper.Overall,it is an outstanding mini-series that one would surely enjoy.
elena-bar
just a little remark:you would think that with millions of Russians that live abroad, especially in the USA & Canada where this TV series was filmed & produced, & the historic reference to the cold war between the USA & USSR, the makers would put in a bit more effort into making the dialogs real & believable. i'm not speaking of the obvious & heavy accent of Khrushev, when he speaks to JFK in the 6th episode, which makes it hard to understand even to a native speaker (like me).i'm referring to the absolutely false translation of JFK's question. he said: you just lost 20 million people in the war. the translation to Russian is: today, only in the first part of the war will be more than double casualties.i mean, com'on! do a serious job, not only an historical research, pay attention to the language!
SnoopyStyle
This 8 episode mini-series that follows the much examined story of President Kennedy. There isn't much here that would surprise anybody. It's a well-mined section of history, and this series just follow the traditional road.Although there are some in this that's not in the official records, it is already much discussed. And the situations aren't done in a salacious way.What I like most about this series is the acting. Greg Kinnear and Barry Pepper are solid as the Kennedy brothers. Tom Wilkinson has the power of experience. But I was surprised most by Katie Holmes. She was just so well casted as Jackie.
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.
