CHAPPAQUIDDICK: The tragic event that befell Ted Kennedy and Mary Jo Kopechne is the basis for this fascinating film that is neither a white-wash nor a hatchet job but rather an attempt to get to the facts. With Jason Clarke skillfully hiding his Australian accent, as Kennedy and Kate Mara as Mary Jo, the acting is flawless, especially Bruce Dern who appears in only a few scenes as the Kennedy patriarch, Joe, but takes command of the screen with his presence. This is really about the sense of helplessness everyone felt as they try to salvage the Kennedy name and Ted's career by attempting all means of cover-up. It is riveting at times and you almost want to cry out, "Don't do that." (i.e. wearing a neck brace to Mary Jo's funeral). A thoroughly enjoyable look at the politics of the day and the mystic that was Kennedy.
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