A Tour-De-Force Performance by Daniel Day-Lewis!

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2013)

Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' is amongst the finest films of 2012. Its A powerful, patriotic & highly engaging historical-drama. The biggest merit of the film, as expected, is Daniel Day-Lewis. He delivers A Tour-De-Force Performance as late/great United States President Abraham Lincoln.
'Lincoln' Synopsis: As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves.
'Lincoln' is masterfully written by Tony Kushner. His Screenplay Adapted from the novel Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin, is powerful & leaves a tremendous impact. Its historically accurate & progresses most arrestingly. Kushner's Writing never falters! Spielberg is a legend & 'Lincoln' is amongst his greatest films to date. He has handled the film with absolute flourish. Janusz Kamiński's Cinematography is top-class. Michael Kahn's Editing is sharpness, personified. Music by John Williams, like always, is mesmerizing. Art & Costume Design are excellent.
Daniel Day-Lewis is my favorite actor since Al Pacino. An impeccable, incredible actor who has proved his status time and again. The 2-Time Academy-Award-Winning Actor is stupendous as Lincoln. He owns the film, in a performance, that is most likely to go down in cinematic history. He doesn't perform as Lincoln, he is Lincoln. Day-Lewis IS The Greatest Living Actor Today!
Also terrific performance-wise is Tommy Lee Jones, who plays the potty-mouthed, Radical Republican Congressional leader Thaddeus Stevens. Jones is marvelous in here, standing 2nd only to the mighty Day-Lewis.
On the whole, 'Lincoln' is a winner all the way! Two Big Thumbs Up!