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I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

I'm fascinated by the Kennedy family ( to the point of reading over sixty books, having several vintage magazines, and collecting everything I can find ), and if this movie was anymore factually inaccurate, it'd be a Harry Potter film.They show RFK as a schizophrenic nitwit who only sailed along on JFK's coattails, and saying he believed MLK was a Communist ( even when it's known that J. Edgar Hoover was pushing JFK & RFK to bug MLK's home because of Hoover's vendetta ), claims he was obsessed with his brother's flight jacket ( when in reality, he carried it but also lost it several times, which has been noted like a burden - constantly carrying it but also wanting to get rid of it subconsciously ), and suggests LBJ wanted RFK as a running-mate ( when it's known that LBJ & RFK despised each other ).This deserves to be up next to "Gigli," and far, far away from the Kennedy name.

First things first, I'm glad to see another movie that takes place in America that was totally filmed in Canada! Second, RFK should be the last film about RFK that the world should have to see for the next 20 years. We saw a side of RFK in the movie Hoffa. We saw another side of RFK in the HBO movie on the RAT PACK. And we've seen a handful of RFK sides in all those movies made on the Bay of Pigs and Cuba crisis and the others like it. Now, all that is left to make on RFK is the side of him that only RFK knew. The inner man, caught up with his own identity and the man that stood in the shadows of his brother JFK. It was good to see this kind of movie be made, then again, it doesn't do anything for the RFK genre which died years ago. Consider this movie the final nail in the RFK movie coffin. It's sad to say that a movie like this would not have been made in 1970, a few years after his death. Only now, when he and everybody close to him is now dead, does the American public get to see a movie showing these sides of the man's life. That's why Primary Colors is so credited since it was so much about Bill Clinton's legacy and it was filmed and shown during Clinton's administration.

Very good TV movie that has a good all around production and cuts to the chase detailing the important events involving R.F.K. right after J.F.K.'s passing.The sets and costumes were nicely detailed and the cinematography was sharp.Could have been a masterpiece if it had a better cast and screenplay.But still for a TV movie,this one is a classic.Only for open minded historical drama fans and big fans of the Kennedy legacy......

I have for many years now felt that Robert F Kennedy was the greatest of the 4 Kennedy Brothers. This movie did nothing to change that but did give the view that RFK was very much haunted by the memory of his brother John.While John was driven mostly by his father's desire to see one of his son's achieve greatness by becoming President of the United States. Robert seems almost reluctant to take up that torch and according to this story does so only when he realizes that the only way he can do the things he believes need to be done for the his country is by winning the Oval Office.Roache does a marvelous job of looking and sounding like RFK. James Cromwell does a good job as LBJ. He is a fine actor just doesn't seem as over the top as the real LBJ was. David Paymer is his usual best and Ving Rhames is excellent in a somewhat small but important part as "Judge Jones".The movie takes place between the Assassinations of John and Robert. It shows how Bobby goes from concerned to actually caring.There's some good 60's music in it but you don't notice it a lot.I'm writing this on Aug 25, 2002. The movie will be re-run next Wed. It's worth your time. At a time when we last had two men who were most interested in being President regardless of whether or not he'd won the election....this movie will make you wonder why we can't have men and women of great ideals and political courage today. Yes my friends there truly was a time when if someone was running for office and said he intended to help poor people he meant it and was held to his promise. If you know little about Robert Kennedy then prepare to be impressed by a great man.