All The Way (2016)
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: May 21, 2016
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 45
  3. Negative: 6 out of 45

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  1. Nousernames
    May 21, 2016
    10
    There are going to be people voting 10s and 0s for political reasons. But I'm voting 10 because it was fantastic, Brian killed his part, if you want to watch a fantastic political drama, this is the one.
  2. themovieguy123
    May 25, 2016
    8
    This is a great tv movie and shows the us about the political system. Great acting by Bryan Cranston shows how Johnson was perfectly. This is a great political film and worth a watch.
  3. geedup
    May 29, 2016
    8
    Cranston nailed this role, as director, he chose the best actor for LBJ. The movie was a good insight of the times and a glimpse into the inner workings of LBJ as a person. I am not sure how "reworked" some of the events were for the sake of the movie (such as the relationships between LBJ and MLK for example), but was interesting. Although long (over 2 hours) the movie holds yourCranston nailed this role, as director, he chose the best actor for LBJ. The movie was a good insight of the times and a glimpse into the inner workings of LBJ as a person. I am not sure how "reworked" some of the events were for the sake of the movie (such as the relationships between LBJ and MLK for example), but was interesting. Although long (over 2 hours) the movie holds your attention and interest-particularly if you like politics.… Expand
  4. HMF_47
    Jun 24, 2016
    9
    Even though All the Way suffers from a heavy pacing (I think it would have worked better as a three part mini-series) and a plot that can be hard to follow at times, it manages to be a multi-layered portrait of Lyndon Johnson and Dr. Martin Luther King. Bryan Cranston and Anthony Mackie are excellent, and portray their parts with enough charisma for you to be engaged, but with severalEven though All the Way suffers from a heavy pacing (I think it would have worked better as a three part mini-series) and a plot that can be hard to follow at times, it manages to be a multi-layered portrait of Lyndon Johnson and Dr. Martin Luther King. Bryan Cranston and Anthony Mackie are excellent, and portray their parts with enough charisma for you to be engaged, but with several nuances to not make them overly romanticized.

    I also liked how the fight for freedom and equality doesn't amount to a "happy ending", but rather as a reminder that there's still work to be done.

    A must-see for Cranston completists and history aficionados.    … Expand
  5. Prosmooth
    May 22, 2016
    10
    A much more accurate portrayal of the President than was presented in the film Selma some time back. Johnson was a crude loud mouthed boor and a bully--but he really did care about civil rights and wasn't the monster that Selma made him out to be. Bryan Cranston is as good as Day-Lewis was in Lincoln. Both films are actually very similar. Bradley Whitford is excellent too as Hubert Humphrey.
  6. preciouskiki
    Sep 2, 2016
    9
    Excellent, absorbing movie about a very complex man. There's so much meat to this story, I only wish it had been a miniseries instead. This movie does a great job of showing the complex nature of LBJ, the good, the bad and the ugly, all combined into a flawed human being who nonetheless managed to achieve greatness in some important ways. The performances are all award-worthy, particularlyExcellent, absorbing movie about a very complex man. There's so much meat to this story, I only wish it had been a miniseries instead. This movie does a great job of showing the complex nature of LBJ, the good, the bad and the ugly, all combined into a flawed human being who nonetheless managed to achieve greatness in some important ways. The performances are all award-worthy, particularly Bryan Cranston as LBJ. (Bravo to the casting director who first came up with idea of casting him; I mean, such a classically handsome man playing LBJ... who'd-a-thunk-it?!? And he's perfect!) I was sorry to have missed his 2014 Broadway performance of LBJ, so I was delighted that HBO did this version. Thank you, HBO! The entire cast is stellar. The always-riveting Bradley Whitford is perfect as Hubert Humphrey. And I was so impressed with the actress playing Ladybird, I had to look her up, and lo and behold, it turned out to be the splendid chameleon Melissa Leo, who was so remarkably good in "The Fighter." I hadn't known about LBJ's relationship with his (for lack of a better word) "frenemy" Sen. Richard Russell, and of course Frank Langella's performance was a revelation. My only quibble: Because the title is the same as the Frank Sinatra song, it could cause some confusion. I think it should have been "LBJ: All The Way" for clarity.… Expand
  7. smiyamot
    Dec 22, 2016
    8
    A great behind the scenes look at the politics involved in passing the Civil Rights Act by LBJ. I was a teenager at the time and only knew what was in the newspapers; this movie was an eye-opener. The wrangling and back stabbing done by LBJ was politics at it's best/worst. Who knew? Maybe that's why he did not run for a second term, too many enemies.

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    May 23, 2016
    80
    Cranston delivers a titanic fill-the-screen turn, capturing the man’s bombast and sincerity in equal measure. In the process, he dwarfs his castmates.... Though it presents a captivating look at the nuts and bolts of high-stakes politicking, it suffers in such inevitable comparisons, in part because Roach’s direction is so stifling that the film feels small at the very moments it should be grand.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    May 23, 2016
    40
    The film version of Cranston's LBJ only comes to life when he's listening to other characters or silently brooding to himself (while voice-over narration articulates his fears and doubts); otherwise he's a Madam Tussaud's waxworks LBJ that can move and speak, a testament to latex craftsmanship and the careful study of newsreels. The bigger his LBJ is in this film, the less credible and interesting he is.
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Dennis Perkins
    May 23, 2016
    67
    Cranston makes a meal of every scene he’s in, ticking off Johnson’s well-storied, outsized eccentricities with performer’s glee. ... The film’s 134-minute running time proceeds in fits and starts.
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