Grossly Misleading

Rating: 3/10 (15 December 2012)

What bothers me about the movie "Lincoln" is that it really isn't about Lincoln at all. It's about the politics involved in getting the 13th amendment ratified. There is no history of Lincoln in this film--no childhood flashbacks, nothing about how he met Mary Todd, nothing about his life before the presidency, nothing about him becoming president. In fact, the entire film's timeline takes place during a single month in 1865. The audience was even robbed of seeing any of the details of his assassination. The film should be called "Emancipation," not "Lincoln." It's grossly misleading.
That aside, the acting is top-notch and the technical aspects of the film are well-polished. Just don't expect any significant plot points.