I think time has done a disservice to the truth regarding The Kennedy family so I no longer look at this as a factual occurrence but an actual mythology. I've watched numerous documentaries & read countless books as well as seen dozens of fictional celluloid re-tellings & I don't know what to believe & maybe that is precisely the point. There is no conspiracy or is there? Thankfully this mini series doesn't go all Oliver Stone on the viewer but instead grounds The Kennedys in a reality we can all understand. One filled with love betrayal & death. Thus making this adaptation immensely entertaining so long as you approach this as entertainment & don't try to connect the dots based on whatever you think you might know. Truthfully if you weren't a member of the Kennedy elite you cant possibly know the whole story. I wouldn't call this series a master piece because its a bit too soapy at times but there is a level of fascination knowing that at least at one point these characters were real people that continue to mystify us & capture our imaginations. Greg Kinnear & Barry Pepper as Jack & Bobby have a lot of chemistry & make me wonder why these guys aren't used more often. Tom Wilkinson is Tom Wilkinson nuff said. Katie Holmes is not my cup of tea but the vitriol thrown at her every performance make me nauseous. Shes not that bad in small doses.The Kennedys is an above average entertaining drama which like I said is best viewed from this one single perspective only.
Review of The Kennedys
