Konterr Brilliant and touching

AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Winifred The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

Kennedy63 'Twas truly a marvelous experience to take in all the familial dynamics of the leading ladies of one of the US's great dynasties. Ethel's character being so brassy & foot-in-mouth outspoken was a personality I hadn't imagined. Jackie being so fond of Grandfather Joe was a surprise. Rose is exactly as I imagined her. Joan is more talented, and according to this show, has been under-credited for the successes of Senator Edward (Teddy) Kennedy.This docudrama is a lengthy one that I could have watched for many more hours. There is so much public knowledge of the Kennedy men so there were few surprises with the exception that I had forgotten two things: Senator Teddy Kennedy had been in a near fatal plane crash and broke his back in numerous places during a campaign; Senator Bobby Kennedy was already deceased at the time of Teddy's Presidential career damaging car accident that took the life of Mary Jo. (In hindsight, since the Kennedy brothers who ran for the US Presidency were both assassinated, I now view that tragic car accident as the blessing that kept Senator Edward Kennedy alive to this day and a senior member of the US Senate).The tensions that were brought forth between the women reveal that Jackie, the in-law, was oft times the glue that held them together and kept them close. It's time to know more about the rest of the Clan Kennedy women--the younger ones. I am left with wanting more. To me, that's the sign of a very well done docudrama.

Maddyclassicfilms Pretty good film about the Kennedy family and the tragedies they suffered. It may not be all that accurate but it's well made and acted.I felt the most sympathy for the gentle Joan Bennett Kennedy(Leslie Stefanson) who was Ted's wife. Joan was thrust into the spotlight and sadly but not surprisingly, just couldn't take the pressure and the tragedy anymore.I felt most sorry for Joan and Teddy as they were the youngest couple and at the beginning very in love, but as time progressed and the tragedies became more frequent Ted had to enter politics and become the head of the family.Jill Hennesy is very good as Jackie, she looked a lot like her and was both moving and strong as the First Lady who loved her husband but didn't have the easiest marriage.Lauren Holly is superb as Bobby's wife Ethel, she is the one I felt most sorry for, a tough, bouncy and fun woman she became a broken woman by the end. The murder of Bobby and the fact that their last child Rory, was born a few months after Bobby's murder really affected her deeply. The scenes where Ethel cries are moving because she is not someone who usually feels sorry for herself.

babygirl2638 I now own this video along with JFK and A woman named Jackie. I find these stories very interesting and this one was just as exceptional. I do agree with another viewer that the actress portraying Marilyn Monroe could have done a better job (the one in A Woman Named Jackie was great) the rest of the performances were Fantastic!

parryisle3 One of the wonders of the past century in this country has been the adoration of the Kennedys which has been the equivalent of the fuss some nations display over their royals. Personally I do not think most people realize how inept J.F.K. really was. He claimed to have written "Why England Slept" which was actually written by old Joe's friend at the New York Times, Arthur Krock. He also accepted the Pulitzer for "Profiles in Courage" which was written for him by his "good soldier", Ted Sorensen. Khruschev has so little respect for him that he took a chance and placed nukes in Cuba. J.F.K. finally got them removed but the public did not know we had to take our nukes out of Turkey to complete this deal. This movie does show some part of the alleged "Camelot" and the lives of the Kennedy women. Jackie is shown with her love of money and Ehtel is portrayed as being a bit more stern than most of us had always believed. The real victim in this is Joan who comes out as being overwhelmed by the entire scene in Washington and Cape Cod. There have finally been some great books printed on this era and maybe we are blessed as a nation to have survived the Kennedys.