what acting, what detail......

Rating: 8/10 (20 November 2014)

the minutae of every day life at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue....balanced against the towering, overwhelming events outside. kudos to the cinematographer and costume designer, especially.
love almost *any* Lincoln project: movie, documentary, et al. I think we all agree that the Lincoln-Civil War years, in whatever medium, have a way of making even the greatest historians humble...the more you learn, the less you know.
I still wanna know why Abe just sat there writing poetry while the South walked right past his door, in 1863, en route to the hell basin in Pennsylvania. sorry, I know.......
negatives: poor portrayal of Todd, made to look weak and none too bright; anachronistic feminism by Fields (Mary worshipped the boots he walked in); bizarre final scene with Jones....but see the movie.