Captures my own personal image of what Lincoln would be like.

Rating: 9/10 (2 December 2012)

This is a fantastic movie-going experience! The fact that this is history and a great lesson for us all to see is just a plus, because this is movie-making at its finest. There are action and battle scenes, great drama in Congress, The White House, and between the members of the Lincoln family. Just about every actor is top-notch and they seem to be enjoying themselves immensely. The 2.5 hours just fly by. Daniel Day Lewis was great in his role of Lincoln. What a great actor. It was also amusing to see James Spader back in the saddle again. He's hilarious in his role! Truly, this is a great film that everyone should see.
The movie did not focus nor even show much of the on-field battles of the Civil War. The battles it did reveal were the ones in the congress and in private and governmental meetings between Lincoln and others, and between Lincoln and his wife and sons. The most interesting story, and the movie's focus, was Lincoln's push to get the 13th Amendment accepted and ratified by the soon-to-be reunited USA and how important that amendment would be to the future of the USA and especially the slaves freed by war decree. The only thing I could say that is bad about the movie is the fact that I saw the 50 star American flag at times in the movie, which didn't exist (the 50 states or the flag) until much later.