We have here an American classic

Rating: 8/10 (21 June 2013)

If you want to see a political, social, and drama filled film without all the boring fluff, that also keeps you on the edge of your seat without any crazy battle scenes or vampire slaying, then go watch this film!
Sad that we all know the historical ending, but this film really ties it all together. The acting, the atmosphere, and how it's all presented really drags you through the mud of the Civil War battlefields to the staircases of the White House near Capital Hill (actually on a hill). You really sink your teeth into Lincoln's family drama, the tension of a national cabinet gnawing at the president's feet, the southern side's point, and the historical movements that resonate even to this day. You'll feel like a true American when you're done watching the soft spoken top hatter take on the most controversial issue in American history - freedom of slavery.
By the way I was surprised to see Daniel Day Lewis reincarnate a once beloved (and betrayed) American icon such as Abraham Lincoln.
Please, if you have a few hours to spare, see this film (to me, another Spielberg classic). You will not regret it.