Seems there is a missing 'Link' in Lincoln

Rating: 5/10 (5 January 2013)

Spielberg ticked me off once again. This movie is very boring - even more so for the viewers like me who are unfamiliar with the detailed history preceding Lincoln's death. In fact, the whole >2 hours film was dedicated extensively to an event that involved political plays and nothing else. I have to say, at the end of the movie I don't feel much for the characters including Lincoln and the nation's civilians (the soldiers, the slaves who benefited from the amendment, or Lincoln's close friends and families) because that is how imperfect this movie turned out to be. The movie doesn't deserved to be given such a title as I still do not know much who Lincoln really was - his childhood, how he met his wife, more light on the family life? These were either non-existent or not elaborated enough.
Speaking of his wife, now I do not know if her depiction was accurate, but her role in the film only made the whole movie experience worse with her constant blabbering typical of a near control-freak housewife. Sally Field acted well befitting the demand of her role, but it doesn't save the film overall. Lincoln himself blabbers a lot too, and I wont blame it on the huge mouthful of dialogue which I assumed is the intended style of the film. So many things that were being uttered by him were pure gibberish coming from an accomplished politician and country leader, in contrast to some of the supporting characters who said things that made more sense. But I would commend a great performance from Daniel Day Lewis despite all the irritating flaws mentioned.