A good nap

Rating: 2/10 (4 February 2013)

I give it a 2 because the costumes were authentic. I think James Spader was the best thing about the movie, and should have gotten the supporting Oscar nod. Overall, the movie was a bit too "A Man For All Seasons" for me. The point is that if you have a zillion dollars at your disposal to make a movie, than you should make one that doesn't put people to sleep in the first five minutes. I was nodding out the entire time. My wife asked me if I was going to stay awake, and I replied "I'll try" in voices that the people around us in the theater that heard us started laughing.
The worst thing about the movie is that we all know what happens to the president. The content of the movie was the passage of the 13th amendment, which, if left at that, it would have merit to receive over ten Oscar nominations. As it did throw in the "let's see if we can draw out a few tears from the audience" ending, it became just another formula movie. It should have ended with the president walking down the hall, and putting his hat on. A statement of a president's victory of a political battle with congress, something that would have been original in the numerous films made regarding Lincoln. As is, "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer" may be the top of that list, but I have never bothered to watch that one.