Lincoln Kills it! (and gets killed)

Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Daniel-Day Lewis (Last of The Mohicans, My Left Foot, Gangs of New York); Sally Field (Forrest Gump, Where the Heart is)

Running Time: 150 minutes

Off the bat I'm going to say that it's either Denzel Washington or Daniel-Day Lewis walking away with the Oscar for best actor. It's plain to see why his Golden Globe win was well deserved! Lewis is, as always, undeniably brilliant! Brilliant! I must admit though that I did find it hard to tear myself away from the thought that he looked and almost sounded like 'Bill The Butcher' from Gangs of New York but after the first 10 minutes or so, he became Honest Abe. I'm afraid I can't comment on the realism of the movie with regards to historic facts, etc but I have been assured by a friend of mine that Spielberg did a wonderful job in portraying the events that unfolded around the passing of the 13th Amendment (for those of you who don't know, this amendment abolished slavery in 1865). Whether or not he'll win best director remains to be seen but on the whole it was a beautifully shot movie with other moving performances by Sally Field as Lincoln's wife and Tommy-Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens (would love to see him walk away with the Oscar this year but me thinks Christoph might clinch it for Django Unchained). If you're not a history buff and into heavy dramas, this movie will be quite boring and oh, Lincoln gets assassinated. No this is not a spoiler alert. If you didn't know that then you REALLY shouldn't be watching this...