Chappaquiddick's reviews
Media reviews
Indiewire
"In John Curran?s 'Chappaquiddick', Jason Clarke opts for a more low-key approach to Teddy Kennedy, eschewing a big accent or showy mannerisms, and fully disappears into the role. It?s his finest work yet, and proof of his ability to excel given the right material"
Variety
"Over the years, a great many actors have taken a turn at playing one of the Kennedy brothers (in made-for-TV movies, on ?Saturday Night Live,? in big-screen historical dramas). The vast majority of these performances have been mediocre, a handful have been quite good, and a few have been memorable [...] To that short list of singular and superb Kennedy performances, we can now add the Australian actor Jason Clarke?s portrayal of Edward M. Kennedy in 'Chappaquiddick'?
The Washington Post
"Small details add to the film?s sense of authenticity"
The A.V. Club
"Not that 'Chappaquiddick' doesn?t suffer from problems common to run-of-the-mill political biopics, from clumsy expository dialogue to sporadic pacing. (Curran may have the basics of Fincher?s look down, but he doesn?t have his technical showmanship or sense of cause and effect)"
Fotogramas
It's a movie as well done as exempt of cinema brightness. Bruce Dern, on the other side, has enough charisma to shine at his Kennedy's patriarch role almost without saying a word.
The Hollywood Reporter
"First-time screenwriters Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan have done their homework in organizing the material but haven?t brought an argument to the table that might have zapped the film to life; everything is methodical, it covers most of the bases, but passion and vitality are crucially missing from director John Curran?s treatment"