Awful

Rating: 4/10 (21 November 2012)

I usually don't take the time to write a review however I felt it necessary in this case as I hope this helps someone save some time and money. I just got back from watching this movie and I had high hopes due to the 8.3 rating it was receiving on this website, however I was sorely disappointed to find that the movie was simply put an overall awful experience. I believe that the high rating is coming from the fact that people are essentially being guilted into saying they liked the movie since it is about a sensitive issue.
This movie simply put should not have been made, there just isn't enough content in the story to justify making a movie out of it, every scene seemed to be just a bunch of old codgers discussing the impact of the 13th amendment. I could just as easily read this story in 5 pages in just about any American history book and saved myself the pain of watching the strained acting performances from just about everyone in this picture (except DDL who was the bright spot portraying Lincoln).
I hope this is helpful and saves you some time and money