Enthralled & will see again

Rating: 9/10 (22 December 2012)

The only reason I didn't give this movie a 10 rating is simply because American history is not my favorite subject. My main interests lie elsewhere. Having said that, I WAS blown away by the intensity of the overall scope of this film. I could only imagine that the writers and directors maintained a very large and detailed flow chart that kept tabs on all the minute and seemingly insignificant events that surrounded the well-documented incidents of this immense watershed moment in history. Every detail of the sets, props, locations, and wardrobe... everything, just immersed me in the film's absolute verisimilitude. I was captivated, enthralled and beleaguered by an immediate desire to see it again soon. I walked into the theater hoping to see a fairly good representation of Lincoln and his final days in office and ended up being thoroughly entertained.
As to another reviewer who decried the entire film as boring and meaningless I submit them this small challenge. Make a better film yourself. I await it with bated breath!