Could have been better

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2013)

I like the movie and the acting was superb but it lacked drama. We all know what happened but the movie needed something more. Take for example, Ron Howard's Apollo 13 which was based also on a real event but never faltered on the drama. Lincoln needed that. Anyone who ever read the book on which this movie is based will remember that there was a lot more drama involved. Having said that, Daniel Day-Lewis is absolutely mesmerizing as Lincoln no more so when he is explaining why he wants the 13th Amendment passed. BTW, in my opinion, the opening and last scenes in the movie are redundant. The battle sequence is out of place and Lincoln's death is unnecessary. The scene where is walking away should have ended the movie.