President Lincoln trying to pass the 11th Amendment

Rating: 8/10 (23 November 2012)

The movie was well done in the way it highlighted Lincoln's personal issues in trying to get the bill passed. He had his two sons, one of which wanted to fight in the brutally bloody war, and his wife who was still mourning over the loss of their eldest son, Willy.
The movie shows how devious and strategic politics are and how it is possible to get the most unlikely people on one's side. It is hard to tell how much of it was actually accurate and how much embellished. From the perspective of someone who may not know a lot about Lincoln or how the government worked, this movie explained things fairly well.
The long speeches made by Lincoln were slightly boring but humor lightened it up. In my opinion the character, Representative Stevens, played by Tommy Lee Jones, was the character that kept the movie going. His one liners and humor were funny yet they stuck in the audience's mind, allowing them to remember important facts that were used later.
All in all, it was a pretty good movie, one that historians will enjoy when they want to relax. It was entertaining yet informative, something we should all appreciate.