*** 1/2 Another piece of history I didn't know about. It's an intelligent move that maintains the ambiguity of the event and the lack of certainty of what really happened. The acting is very good and the script comes across as very authentic, but it does go a bit too slow in places. There are a few very suspenseful moments. If you don't like being left with unanswered questions, you may not like this one. For those who like a thoughtful take on significant historical events, it's worth seeing.

Very interesting as I like bio-pics,and worth seeing

Chappaquiddick, based on true events, is a precise, taut, well written historical drama that makes for intelligent and nuanced viewing. Set in 1969 it entails the 7 days that followed an accidental death involving Senator Ted Kennedy, younger brother of JFK and Bobby Kennedy. Whilst driving a car he plunges over a bridge sending his young female companion to her death. What follows is a battle power and morals, ambition and ethics. It's a timely reminder that for many years men in power have used their position to further their own ambition. It's a very finely acted movie that is well paced and honest to the subject matter at hand.

Strong and compelling personal tragedy, I really enjoyed this.

Film is decades way late. Seemed true. But depressing.

I do not normally enjoy history/ "based on a true story" movies, but this one was tolerable. This movie was drawn out and was frustratingly slow at some points. But, despite my feelings, I will not be going back in time to tell Ted Kennedy to speed up this situation.

Good period piece. Captured the feeling of being in the 60's, and life on the Vineyard. Lead actor channels Tes very well, or at least what we know about him. We will never know what happened, but it doesn't look good. The Kennedy's were very self-absorbed people.

Jason Clarke totally redeems himself with this role. This is a good watch, while it might not have the substance to go deeper into answering questions, this is still a worthy watch for those who are interested in this type of history.

An interesting history lesson into one of the dramatic, and somewhat forgotten moment moments in the Kennedy family. Jason Clarke gives a fine performance as the tormented, yet troubled youngest Kennedy son, Ted and the car accident that defined much of his legacy.

Interesting movie showing the political power of the Kennedy family, and what lengths they go to to protect their family. I did feel sorry somewhat for Ted Kennedy as he tried to live up to the standards set by his older brothers.

First off, I am so unfamiliar with this piece of American history that I didn't even know what the title of the movie referred to. I cannot form any real initial opinion as to the historical accuracy of what is depicted, so I will eschew it's historical accuracy and speak only of the film as it pertains to entertainment value and impact. I'm please to say, it has plenty of both. With great classical suspenseful storytelling, the events of the fateful week when Ted Kennedy's life changed forever, come to life on screen. For those of you who don't know, Ted Kennedy was in a car accident one night in which his passenger was killed. This movie is about the events preceding and directly following that event. The movie takes place over one week. By presenting believable characters and picking and choosing each moment they chose to include for maximum effect, the historical political thriller never veers toward sensationalism, while keeping things at a fever pitch. The actors, writer, cinematographer and director all deserve praise for a perfectly balanced political thriller. Jason Clarke has proven that he absolutely academy award caliber (though not in this film), which he also proved on last year's underappreciated Mudbound. The biggest surprise of the whole movie for me had to be Ed Helms though. He plays a cousin (I think) of the Kennedys, and in the first dramatic role I have seen him in, he is electric. Hopefully we will see him thrown some more serious roles. Either way, you either do or don't know the events, and as with any political thriller, the movie openly leaves much uncertainty. It does not seek to answer any questions that might damn Ted as a person, but doesn't shy away from casting a damning light on many of his actions. This movie makes the great point: that bad actions, though not admissible in and of themselves, do not make a person bad. We all have flaws, and shame on the media for making a man in power feel his flaws a thousand times more painfully. Regardless of what he did, it should have been a private family matter, the same way it would be in the average american's Life. Altogether a very objective political thriller that had my attention throughout. I loved this movie!

Surprisingly good film. We really didn't want to go as we'd lived through this but well written and played. We learned the difference between drowning and suffocating. We learned that Mary Jo might have lived if Senator Kennedy had called for help once he got to dry land. We learned that politicians were scum well before Donald Trump

there's a lot more to this hidden part of American history when it comes to the Kennedysbut a star studded cast make it workthis happened on an island in Massachusetts in July 1969 coinciding with the first landing on the moonTeddy Kennedy felt overshadowed by his brothers and his dad Joseph Kennedy SR. had high hopes for him going from senator to presidentone night though after a car accident he and former secretary Mary-Jo Kopechne went off a bridge into the watershe didn't survive and fearing his political career was in jeopardy Teddy did all he could to cover it uphe felt he shouldn't take any responsibility for what happened given how great the rest of his family's legacy had on the American publicwe watch step by step how this incident gets out of control so fast so this is more of a slow-burner of a scandalit's true that the Kennedy's represent the American dream and people only know what they went through to make the country what it is, they hold whomever is responsible on a pedestal and when that good image is shattered they hang them out to dry, does the rest of the country blame them?, sometimes integrity is better than hiding your honestythis was actually the first #itsabouttime incident that's finally getting some coverage and it's very sensitive given that it digs deep into this family in particularthere are still some mindboggling questions that have yet to be answered given this controversy surrounding this woman's unfortunate demise

We enjoyed the movie and I was pleasantly surprised that it really dug into the story. We really left the movie feeling 'dirty' from Kennedy's sleaze. I do think they could have done a bit more showing follow-ups to some of the key players at the end.

Pretty bland. Glossed over a lot of the story.