LBJ (2016)

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Rob Reiner, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be hon”

A good movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Rob Reiner, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I thought it was seriously annoying that half of the movie was crippled by some useless back-and-forth chronology. Sure, you could argue that it was to convey the chaos and confusion following JFK’s murder but I would rather have had something more straightforward. At least, there is no doubt that Woody Harrelson gave here a really good performance and he completely disappeared in this character, even if the extensive make-up still didn’t really make him look like Lyndon B. Johnson. Apart from that, I thought it was a solid attempt to rehabilitate a US president who has always remained in the shadow of John F. Kennedy. Indeed, thanks” read more

“Correct equilibreted biopic with the startling moments (JFK's detah and LBJ's becoming president in the airplane, included) nad some nice momentos between LBJ and Lady Bird. Bobby Kennedy is a pain the ass...” read more

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" Director: Rob Reiner Cinematographer: Barry Markowitz Other Images "

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- March 2018 (35 movies items)

" DVD- 1hr. 37min. First Viewing LBJ isn't a totally bad film, just a rather pointless one. There's plenty of fun to be had with Johnson's personality, but this film uses it as a crutch; it's not a facet of the man, it is the man. It doesn't help the the makeup work on Harrelson is thoroughly unconvincing (his performance can't help but succumb to it), and the script is more a hagiography than an actual probing story. When the film gets to LBJ's political machinations, it works quite well, otherw"

2017 Oscar Contenders - Best Picture (42 movies items)

" Director: Rob Reiner Writer: Joey Hartstone Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Richard Jenkins, Bill Pullman, Jeffrey Donovan Release Date: N/A Plot Synopsis: LBJ centers on the political upheaval that Vice President Johnson faced when he was thrust into the presidency at the hands of an assassin's bullet in November 1963. With political battles on both sides of the aisle, Johnson struggles to heal a nation and secure his presidency by passing Kennedy's historic Civil Rights Act. Pro"