tedious and trite

Rating: 7/10 (28 January 2013)

Despite being a superb recreation of a time and place, and an outstanding performance by Day- Lewis, the film was simply boring. A group of old men sitting around a table discussing political detail to the point of ennui.
Its an American feel good movie, which lacked any tension and failed to illicit empathy. Compared to Argo (also a true story where one knows the outcome) it was trite and tedious.
The final scene was laughable: it would have been so much better if the movie had ended with the scene where Abe walks out of the house, with the camera showing his back, and his valet looking after him.