The stories behind the Kennedy family have been told many ways but this film gives the women a chance to tell their tale. The way the story is told touches your emotions. It wants the audience to see things from the view of Jackie, Ethel and Joan as they dealt with affairs, emotional abuse, family, fame, wealth and death. It showed what a great power these women had and the important role they played to help their husbands’ campaign for office.
This movie shows that the life people saw was not what was going on behind closed doors. With so many movies out today about the Kennedy family it’s hard to know what is true. It’s still an intriguing part of history and we need to see that the Kennedys were a family with their own trials and sorrows.
Adultery is a very heavy subject of this film and although the drinking and smoking are appropriate to the time period, we award the Dove “Family-Approved” Seal for ages twelve and up.