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Rating: 6/10 (7 January 2013)

I love Spielberg, Day Lewis, Field, and Jones the supporting cast were excellent as was every aspect of this production. The story was well crafted and delivered. I was particularly glad they didn't relive the assassination. But!!!!!!! although every attention to detail was payed and the cream of the crop on both sides of the camera were brought to bear, it's not something that couldn't be equally compelling in a discovery channel re-enactment.
The film is deliberately drab and far from uplifting epics like the patriot, it felt like they were going for gritty realism without the grit and the only realism on display is Day Lewis likeness to honest Abe.