Amazing American History Overwrought

Rating: 5/10 (11 August 2018)

I have clicked "yes" to this containing spoilers, but if you know the history I don't think that there can really be any "spoilers".
I watched Ken Burn's The Civil War for the 3rd time before looking into this movie. While watching, I was even Googling people and quotes. Generally, the movie seems to present a fairly accurate representation of what transpired, barring the discussion and confusion of the Little Round Top incident.
I can recommend that this is worth viewing for someone who takes fancy in the history, but I have several qualms that will likely prevent me from viewing it again.
First, the soundtrack is distractingly overdone. If you are ever unsure of what emotions to feel in life because you are a sociopath (or for another reason), then fret not. The huge orchestral soundtrack will blatantly tell you when to feel patriotic, sad, pensive, etc.
Second, I very much did not like the portrayal of Lee. From what little I know, this does not seem to match the character of the man in the history books. It seems more like Mr. Sheen just did a caricature of a somewhat wise, proud old southerner.
Third, the facial hair. So much of it was so obviously fake. It was distracting in so many scenes.
Fourth, there was a lot of overacting, I felt, too. Sam Elliot is marvelous, as usual, but otherwise it seemed fairly heavy handed.
Overall, it's worth one watch if you appreciate the history. It's nice to have a visual of the events. That said, it's probably not worth re-watching.