Lincoln is boring, yes but also nothing feels like it ultimately comes together which sucks because this is a pretty important story to tell.
Slavery and its history should be put to film but lincoln is so slow paced without any interesting politics or at least it doesn't present its politics in an interesting light. Lincoln himself and how he's written is not that great as well. I don't hate his character here but he isn't engaging to watch.
Same with everyone else.
The score is unmemorable and forgettable and it sounds like Daniel day Lewis is phoning it in for most of the film.
Lincoln
Rating
1.5 (1)
Release Date
11/9/2012Runtime
149 minsOverview
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$65,000,000Revenue
$275,300,000Homepage
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A measured, intimate portrait of Lincoln navigating political brinkmanship and moral compromise in the war's final hours. Less a sweeping historical epic than a chamber drama about the weight of impossible decisions and the personal cost of leadership.
Mood
ContemplativeTenseHopeful
Themes
PowerJusticeRedemptionMortality
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticFormalist
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Daniel Day-Lewis
Abraham Lincoln
Sally Field
Mary Todd Lincoln
David Strathairn
William Seward
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Robert Lincoln
James Spader
W.N. Bilbo
Hal Holbrook
Preston Blair
Tommy Lee Jones
Thaddeus Stevens
John Hawkes
Robert Latham
Jackie Earle Haley
Alexander Stephens
Bruce McGill
Edwin Stanton
Tim Blake Nelson
Richard Schell
Joseph Cross
John Hay
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