Mostly historically accurate with little poetic license.

Rating: 9/10 (25 November 2012)

Seldom is it that we find a movie that is historically accurate that doesn't bore you to tears with an overload of facts or an overt dramatization of events. More seldom still that you want to go back and see it again.
With the various angles that this portrays, from Lincoln's alleged companionship with men to senators having affairs with their chambermaids it will be another notch in Steven Spielburg's directorial masterpieces.
Set during Abraham Lincoln's second term it overviews the signing of the 13th amendment the tensions within the white house itself, and of course the party split within the house of representatives on weather or not the slaves should be viewed as equals or not. A compelling film that keeps you interested throughout without over dramatizing or weighing the movie down with too many facts.
The only real complaint i have with this film is that it as a run time of almost three hours but that's looking for something to complain about. Well worth the price of admission.