Of the people, by the people, for the people...

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2013)

I went to go see this with my family with high expectations and they were exceeded. Obviously the performances were all exceptional with Daniel Day Lewis not only acting but being Lincoln. The film was always tense as well even though you already know what happens with humor here and there, not too much yet not too little. The characters all came to life, not only Lincoln and the main supporting actors but also most of the representatives. Personally I have yet to see Argo and expecting it to win best picture but when it's goes in comparison with best pic nominees as Django, I'd slightly prefer Django just due to energy and personal taste yet on the emotional meter Lincoln triumphs. Going against films such as Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln would be my selection, it doesn't fall victim to dullness over long periods of time, Lincoln keeps up its energy all the way to the credits. Lincoln is the most nominated film in the oscars(12 nominations) and I expect it to win half of them, with a lock in the best actor category and a strong performance by Tommy Lee which I believed that in the supporting actor category waltz had it in the bag but without jones the film would feel like its something missing, in humor and intensity. Lincolyn has all the elements going for it with extremely high notch performances, a script by kushner worked on in a 6 year hiatus, and an Oscar nominated original score which is a cherry on top on one of the years most important films. On a last note, when my family was driving back from the theater my dad commented that he almost slept through it due to very little action, I thought to myself that the debates/conversations brought more intensity than any action might and trust me the film brings out the brutality of the war without these types of scenes.