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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 02 Nov 2017

Harrelson disappears and reappears in the title role, hamstrung by an immovable neck prosthetic, but an almost unrecognizable Jennifer Jason…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 02 Nov 2017

The movie's ponderous re-enactment of history has the unfortunate effect of putting good actors in thankless roles, often under odd-looking…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 02 Nov 2017

A fairly standard-issue political docu-drama that's likely to hold your interest without being especially enlightening or vivid…

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 02 Nov 2017

LBJ would have benefited from a more distinctive voice…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 02 Nov 2017

[LBJ] adds little to the cinematic understanding of Johnson's presidency already supplied…

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By Joe Gross (195) for Austin American-Statesman (501) on 02 Nov 2017

It's solid political drama, but only solid…

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By Susan Wloszczyna (541) for Washington Post (9,851) on 02 Nov 2017

I suspect that none of these actors had as much fun bringing to life the cagey and colorful political vulgarian as his fellow Texan, Woody…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 02 Nov 2017

Directed by Rob Reiner from Joey Hartstone’s script, LBJ is a frustratingly underdeveloped vehicle for Mr…

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By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky (836) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 02 Nov 2017

It’s almost sadistic to cast Jenkins, the actor who most resembles Johnson, in a supporting role in LBJ…

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By Steve Davis (486) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 02 Nov 2017

No wonder the movie feels something like a retread: It gets you there, but the ride is neither nowhere as smooth, nor nearly as compelling…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 02 Nov 2017

It wouldn’t raise questions about Harrelson’s prostheses and makeup, for starters, if the drama carried more urgency…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 02 Nov 2017

There is something of a Halloween costume about Woody Harrelson’s appearance in the film…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 02 Nov 2017

It’s an entertaining piece of Hollywood waxworks if you don’t set your expectations very high and it’s probably the best movie Rob Reiner…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 02 Nov 2017

LBJ, Rob Reiner's film, benefits greatly from an absolutely all-in performance by Woody Harrelson as the former president…

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By Thelma Adams (133) for AARP Movies for Grownups (302) on 02 Nov 2017

Harrelson and Reiner have succeeded in creating the rare mature Hollywood political movie, exploring those qualities that make an effective…

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By Alissa Wilkinson (499) for Vox (725) on 01 Nov 2017

Directed by Rob Reiner from a screenplay by Joey Hartstone, the movie jumps around in time in a way that doesn't serve the story, and it feels…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 01 Nov 2017

As a depiction of an individual who put nation ahead of politics and self, LBJ is like the man himself - flawed but larger than life…

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By M. Faust (314) for The Public (Buffalo) (288) on 01 Nov 2017

I'm guessing that, aside from the accent, Reiner cast Harrelson in order to capture the likeable side of the character: If only he had trusted…

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By Siddhant Adlakha (174) for Birth.Movies.Death. (774) on 01 Nov 2017

Rob Reiner's latest is an awkward stylistic handshake…

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By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 01 Nov 2017

LBJ slips from an examination of a sometimes admirable leader into a hagiographic daydream, a fantasy of a father figure to save us all…

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