Dialogue heavy.

Rating: 4/10 (29 January 2013)

This is a beautiful looking film with excellent acting and for that at least it can not be faulted. However after sitting through the film in the cinema and then realising that the time seemed to drag, I have to criticise this film. The problem I found, was that the script was far too dialogue heavy, I was left wanting to be shown a story and instead having it explained to me in lengthy debates taking place in 2 or 3 rooms. We never really get shown what Lincoln is fighting for, this is only really hinted to us through dialogue and the rare few shots. I would have like this to have been more of a visual story and I feel that this was something that was highly lacking because the majority of the film takes part in a few sets and we never explore the world outside. I understand that this was a political biopic so of course there is going to be a fair amount of dialogue, however for me it was too much. This left me feeling detached from the overall narrative and although I thought the acting was superb, there was too much explaining in places where I wanted to be shown.