incredibly boring

Rating: 1/10 (9 June 2015)

Before I saw this movie, I actually had already read the 944 page book, "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin, that the movie was purportedly based on.
I actually enjoyed the book immensely and was actually regretful when I had turned the last of the book, because there were no more pages to be read.
So, I started watching this movie with great anticipation. And was utterly shocked at how slow and boring it was. Daniel Day Lewis seemed off, like he was acting with the weight of the world on his shoulders. He didn't seem anything like the Lincoln I saw portrayed in Goodwin's biography. To be fair, he was probably basing his performance on the screenplay, which was most likely a horse of a different color.
After watching it for an excruciatingly LONG 15-20 minutes, I finally gave up with a mixture of disbelief, sorrow and disgust. disbelief, because I couldn't believe that Spielberg actually directed such a poor movie. sorrow, because I had hoped for a faithful translation to the screen. and disgust, that the screenwriter did such a lousy job of translating the fidelity of the book.
This was probably one of the most excruciatingly boring movies I have ever watched.