All the Way

[Inky29]

Did anyone else watch All the Way on HBO? I could watch Bryan Cranston play LBJ all day long. I always enjoy movies about that era, gives me a better perspective for what is an actual struggle and what is just another waste of time.

 

[Schoonerman_rivals49058]

Agreed that Bryan Cranston is one of the most versatile actors going right now. The guy can do anything and is always spectacular in any role he chooses.

I really enjoyed his portrayal of LBJ and often forgot that I was watching an actor, but the story left me a little flat. It focused almost entirely on passing the Civil Rights bill and just seemed to gloss of the problems he had with Vietnam. If they could have spent a little more time on the war and how it drove him to not run for re-election in 1968, that would have been a more compelling movie. But not too bad in itself, thanks mostly to Mr. Cranston and his outstanding portrayal of LBJ.

 

[Inky29]

I could always go for more but the way I looked at it was that he was so preoccupied with the civil rights bill and getting elected he failed to pay much attention to Vietnam ( no idea how accurate that is historically but that's how I took it from the movie). That whole period was so pivotal in how we think as a country it's fascinating.