All the Way

HBO has knocked this right outta the park.

I wasn't expecting to like this. LBJ was a very controversial figure in our history. But the acting, directing, script, all of it was on point. Seriously, HBO really made a masterpiece.

I love Bryan Cranston so much. He is just flat out always great in everything he's done. This time, he nails LBJ perfectly. LBJ is so entertaining to watch and listen too. I've heard those recordings of him on the phone, and his real choice of words (not censored by politian needs) makes for a great experience. When Cranston does the State of the Union speech, I'd believe you if you told me it was the real recording.

But aside from him being a great actor, this is a pretty engaging film as well. You really get a good sense of the civil rights movement from multiple perspectives. I don't feel like we're really taught in class about the balancing of strong stands vs negotiations. Sometimes you don't want to give in at all on something, other times you have to give in a little to get things moving in the right direction. When is this right? When is this wrong? Is LBJ doing the right thing? The depth is certainly there to get you thinking about it.

Well, it's Bryan Cranston. What do you expect? His makeup and acting are on point.

The movie itself is wellmade, good acted and accurate documentated with footage from that time.

Even though i do not like extra-long movies, this one is maybe a little to short. It concentrates to much on one certain period of his politcal life.

But i liked the overall smoth-ness of the movie. HBO-Films are the most quality-movies.

Not beeing American doesn´t connect me as much with the topic but Cranstons performance alone was worth watching this. I've never pictured LBJ beeing that way.