Engrossing character study, history lesson and civics lesson.

Rating: 9/10 (25 November 2012)

This portrait of Lincoln will be the one future generations will have from here on out. Perfectionist quibbling with some of the bit part acting is why I tagged it a 9 rather than 10. Nonetheless, this exquisitely crafted look into one man's character has imprinted itself onto my world view. The integration of the character and plot masterfully revealed the character without the all-too-common sentimentality seen in other films. Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field were great. I kept thinking during the film that it's too bad Lincoln himself couldn't watch this, even he would have learned something about himself.