A movie that is interestingly not about Lincoln.

Rating: 7/10 (23 February 2014)

This is a very good movie and I found it extremely interesting as I had limited knowledge on the civil war. But I will say this, it is a movie that you must focus on or you lose track of what is happening. It was a little slow in places and I was confused as to why some characters were introduced when they provided little substance to the story.
And yes I must agree that as other reviews have mentioned this is not a movie about Lincoln. Although I do wonder if maybe people have put too much pressure on his legacy as a great leader. Maybe he was just a man who did one exceptional thing in history and was dull in every other aspect of his life. Isn't that all we can expect from a great leader, that they affect change and implement one great thing. The way the system works we are lucky if they accomplish anything during their time in power.
All in all I did enjoy this movie and maybe I might watch it one more time to pick up anything I missed. After that though I believe it will fall into the masterpiece that you watch once in your lifetime category.