LBJ
Woody Harrelson is U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson in this Rob Reiner-directed biopic charting his life leading up to his days in office.
Lyndon Johnson goes from being a powerful Senate majority leader to a powerless Vice President before he becomes the President of the United States following the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
- Director:
- Rob Reiner ('This Is Spinal Tap', 'Stand By Me', 'A Few Good Men')
- Writer:
- Joey Hartstone
- Cast:
- Woody HarrelsonJennifer Jason LeighBill PullmanRichard JenkinsBrian StepanekTim RansomJeffrey DonovanC. Thomas HowellMichael Stahl-David
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Lyn Potter
flicksThose of us who are of a certain age well remember the early sixties, marked by the Kennedy (JFK) years, his assassination and the installation of Kennedy’s vice-president Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) as the next American president. In the wake of the Kennedy assassination Johnson focused on the passing of the Civil Rights Act, something which Kennedy had wanted but did not achieve.
Vulture
pressIt's not that Johnson isn't a compelling dramatic figure, but [Rob] Reiner's film is too broad and simplistic to capture why that is.
Variety
pressReiner has been around the block enough times to relish everything in Johnson that's rudely incorrect.
The New York Times
press"LBJ" is a frustratingly underdeveloped vehicle for Mr. Harrelson's talents as well as an unfortunate missed opportunity.
The Guardian
pressStrictly conventional, even down to the oft-used marching drums in the background, but it's solidly entertaining nonetheless...
Stuff
pressWhile providing some enlightening insight into the 36th President, LBJ never truly engrosses.
Los Angeles Times
pressAn attentively presented but oddly unrewarding viewing experience despite a persuasive Woody Harrelson lead performance as Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Collider
pressSo LBJ is very much a flawed movie, in the ways that almost all "important man" biopics tend to be.
A.V. Club
pressThis is definitely the wrong Commander In Chief to portray as an overgrown grumpy toddler, but that's how Joey Hartstone's simplistic script often characterizes him.
Flicks, Lyn Potter
flicksThose of us who are of a certain age well remember the early sixties, marked by the Kennedy (JFK) years, his assassination and the installation of Kennedy’s vice-president Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) as the next American president. In the wake of the Kennedy assassination Johnson focused on the passing of the Civil Rights Act, something which Kennedy had wanted but did not achieve.
Vulture
pressIt's not that Johnson isn't a compelling dramatic figure, but [Rob] Reiner's film is too broad and simplistic to capture why that is.
Variety
pressReiner has been around the block enough times to relish everything in Johnson that's rudely incorrect.
The New York Times
press"LBJ" is a frustratingly underdeveloped vehicle for Mr. Harrelson's talents as well as an unfortunate missed opportunity.
The Guardian
pressStrictly conventional, even down to the oft-used marching drums in the background, but it's solidly entertaining nonetheless...
Stuff
pressWhile providing some enlightening insight into the 36th President, LBJ never truly engrosses.
Los Angeles Times
pressAn attentively presented but oddly unrewarding viewing experience despite a persuasive Woody Harrelson lead performance as Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Collider
pressSo LBJ is very much a flawed movie, in the ways that almost all "important man" biopics tend to be.
A.V. Club
pressThis is definitely the wrong Commander In Chief to portray as an overgrown grumpy toddler, but that's how Joey Hartstone's simplistic script often characterizes him.
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