The Vidiot Reviews

Rating: 5/10 (28 March 2013)

Lincoln
Finally, Hollywood has come to their senses and made a movie about the 1967 Lincoln Continental Town Car.
Oops, apparently this drama is about the guy on the US penny, not the luxurious sedan.
During America's Civil War, its 16th President, Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis), attempts to add an amendment to the Constitution that would abolish slavery.
But in order to get the bill passed in the House of Representatives (Tommy Lee Jones) before serving slaves returned to servitude, Lincoln needs lame duck Democrats to support his amendment.
On the home front, Lincoln's loyal First Lady, Mary Todd (Sally Field), struggles with head injuries obtained during an alleged assassination attempt.
While the leads are unprecedented as the Lincolns, the desiccation of American politics mixed with poetic propaganda makes for one biased and boring film.
Incidentally, those two qualities make it the ideal movie to show students during American History class.
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