Had high hopes....

Rating: 3/10 (30 April 2013)

I really did have high hopes for this movie. I had wanted to see it for a long time, but it was winter when it came out and didn't have a chance to get to the movies. Finally, it came out on Blu Ray. My husband and I started watching it the other night and we both fell asleep about an hour into it. I was going to finish watching it, but my husband was not up for it at all and he already returned it to the video store. I've read several other reviews though and I think it would have been a snooze to continue watching this movie. I agree that it should have been called "Ammendment 13". I was hoping that this film would have been more about Lincoln's life as a whole, but from what I saw, it was just about this one snippet of his life. Lots of long, boring speeches. I felt that Daniel Day Lewis seemed tired and lethargic from what I saw. Not charismatic at all. This may upset some people, but Hugh Jackman should have won the best actor Oscar. Lincoln is my favorite president and I'm sad that this movie did him no justice. What a wasted opportunity.