Outstanding movie experience!

Rating: 9/10 (8 January 2013)

Steven Spielberg directs and Daniel Day-Lewis plays maybe the role of his life; Abraham Lincoln, one of our nation's most revered presidents. The Civil War is drudging along, but the end is near. Lincoln has a struggle on his hands trying to end the war, end slavery and bring back the Confederate States to the Union. The 16th President's uphill battle is very cinematic. And the cold hard facts are a definite asset that helps prove the genius of Lincoln. There is not enough scenes of the Civil War, but one of the most gruesome sequences is the dumping of amputated soldier's limbs. The film mostly deals with getting the 13th Amendment passed, by hook or crook. In some historian views, the Emancipation Proclamation defined Lincoln. I rather liked Spielberg's ending the president's life off screen. When you see a sequence beginning in a theater, you automatically think you know what is coming; but it is not Ford's Theater and the only Lincoln in the building is his youngest son. Thanks, Mr. Spielberg for side stepping the assassination. Daniel Day-Lewis is exceptional. Can we talk Oscar? This film stars a who's who: Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn, James Spader, Bruce McGill, Hal Holbrook and Jackie Earle Haley. An outstanding movie experience!