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- First reviewDecember 8, 2012
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Overall rating
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Best movie I've seen in years!
PostedDecember 8, 2012
MaryWB
from Milwaukee, WI
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:once every few months
Dialogue
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Special Effects
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Art Direction
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Acting
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Story
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Camerawork
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My attention never waivered as my eyes were glued to the screen and before I knew it the movie was over. Amazing acting especially Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln. He IS Lincoln and you forget he is acting. Tommy Lee Jones is also very good as is the rest of the cast. Spielberg is at his best with fact-based historical dramas (Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan) and is a masterful storyteller. If Lincoln doesn't win lots of awards, especially for Day-Lewis, it's a crime!
This is not for those with short attention spans who prefer action movies and brainless "comedies". This is a dialog driven movie (which is not only a history lesson of the end of the Civil War and Lincoln's determined fight to pass the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery it is also a look at Lincoln's character and the toll the war took on Lincoln. Lincoln fought for the 13th Amendment despite the huge political risks; more like Obama than present-day Republicans. Maybe the Republicans could learn a lesson from this movie.
Lincoln has consistently been third at the box office for many weeks after Breaking Dawn and Skyfall which should tell you something. GO SEE THIS EXCELLENT MOVIE IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN TWO BRAIN CELLS TO RUB TOGETHER!
Pros great story, great actors, accurate period costumes/sets, directing
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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