Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

People are voting emotionally.

hyped garbage

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Three years after "Selma" (2014) was criticized for its portrayal of President Lyndon Baines Johnson during the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches and voting rights movement, lo and behold, there have been two biopics of LBJ, both of which focus on his role in the passage of the prior Civil Rights Act of 1964. HBO's earlier "All the Way" (2016) also features LBJ's collaboration with Martin Luther King Jr. as a catalyst for the Southern President's surprising turnaround and legislative accomplishments on civil rights, while the late President John F. Kennedy assumes this supporting role in this movie, "LBJ." In lieu of MLK, the most prominent African American in "LBJ" is the President's cook, who he claims is like part of his family.Whereas "All the Way" continues through Johnson's victory in the 1964 presidential election, "LBJ" stops at the President's address to Congress calling for the passage of the Civil Rights Act, but begins with scenes of JFK's fatal trip to Dallas intercut with flashbacks of Johnson's rise to the vice presidency. "LBJ" is especially narrow in its focus on one of America's busiest presidents, with only casual references to Medicare, Medicaid, the Voting Rights Act and the Vietnam War, most of which are only mentioned as the end credits roll. The result is a fawning appraisal of the legacy of a "great man" that bypasses how he is also one of the more controversial figures of the late 20th Century, which may be evidenced merely by reading the conflicting reviews here on IMDb.Rob Reiner and company's daft view of LBJ's process boils down to his mostly making a bunch of phone calls, two episodes of which are edited as montages. He also meets with other leaders of the two camps of opposing Democrats: the Kennedy brothers (with an actor who played RFK a few years ago now playing JFK), as well as Kennedy-supporter and Southern Senator Ralph Yarborough (as portrayed by former President Thomas J. Whitmore), on one side, and Senator Richard Russell as practically the movie's sole embodiment of Democratic and Southern legislators' opposition to the civil rights movement (as portrayed by former Speaker of the House Eli Raphelson). In between these phone calls and meetings, there's some fun made of the President's crassness in describing his nether regions to his tailor or his open-door discussions with staff while he goes to the bathroom--things that have already been shown in other movies and media, from his defecating in "The Butler" (2013) to Rachel Maddow trying to contain her laughter while playing on her MSNBC show the real tape of LBJ's conversation with his tailor. And, there's some psychologizing concerning LBJ's supposed fear that people won't love him.Like Bryan Cranston in "All the Way," Woody Harrelson, reportedly, is about half a foot too short for the part, but he also must wear considerable makeup and prosthetics merely to affect a passing resemblance to the historical figure. Most of the movie is shot above the waist, which conveniently helps to conceal the height differential, as well as his wearing platform shoes. Such a performance and script pale in comparison to decent presidential biopics such as "Lincoln" (2012), or even lesser ones, such as "Hyde Park on Hudson" (2012). A "West Wing" TV episode is likely to be more engrossing than "LBJ," and, indeed, when Aaron Sorkin collaborated with Reiner, it was to greater acclaim than this with "The American President" (1995).

LBJ undid almost everything Kennedy stood for, and it's almost common knowledge these days that he was probably involved with the assassinations of both Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King!

My wife and I watched this at home on DVD from our public library. A gripping movie from beginning to end, kudos for letting us see a bit more inside the iconic LBJ.I was a freshman in college in 1963 when the key events occurred, President Kennedy was killed in Dallas then the Vice President, LBJ, was sworn is as the new POTUS. As a young man I didn't pay too much attention to who this LBJ was but over the years I have heard that he was a relentless deal-maker and used a very forceful style to get things done.Woody Harrelson with appropriate makeup and prosthetics is in the role of LBJ, Lyndon B. Johnson, and he carries it very well. Harrelson has a very distinctive voice and early on all I saw was Woody, but as the movie moved along I started to actually see LBJ. This will not be a problem for the younger audience who never had any appreciable exposure to the real LBJ.All in all a totally enjoyable movie of an interesting and seminal time in the history of the USA, his first great achievement was pushing through one of Kennedy's prime focuses and having the Civil Rights Bill passed.

Woody Harrelson completely disappears into the role of LBJ.Great acting. A good inside look at LBJ and the aftermath of JFK's assassination, especially for those not alive when it happened.Worth a rental.