Asawin Suebsaeng cheers the casting of Bill Murray in the newest FDR flick:
As FDR, Murray is something of a dignified riot. He plays Roosevelt as the president was in real life: an urbane, incredibly charming, booze-swilling, chain-smoking, womanizing frat boy. So if you think about it for more than a second, then yes, the choice to cast Murray is actually as obvious as you can get. This is also by far the best on-screen depiction of FDR that the movie industry has been able to produce. Not to belittle Murray's fine work in the film, it's just that there are so few portrayals even worth noting.
