Daniel Day-Lewis made a fine Abe in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln

Rating: 10/10 (20 November 2012)

Just watched this with Mom and my movie theatre-working friend. We all were pretty enchanted by Daniel Day-Lewis' characterization of the 16th president of the United States. Seeing his struggles in getting the 13th Amendment-that's meant to abolish slavery-passed provided most of the drama though there was also some pertinent conflict between Abe and wife Mary (Sally Field) about the death of one son and the about-to-enlist-status of another son, Robert (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). Then there's Tommy Lee Jones as anti-slavery congressman Thaddeus Stevens as he admirably takes charge of his scenes whenever he's on screen. Steven Spielberg really outdoes himself this time in depicting the administration's dilemma during a time of war and a divided country. So on that note, I highly recommend Lincoln.