Lincoln

Lincoln
(2012) [Trailer]
Director: Steven Spielberg [IMDB]

Oscar season is right around the corner and in preparation I'm trying to wrap up viewing all the remaining contenders on the list for best picture, sure they haven't released that list, but a Spielberg biopic about Lincoln starring Daniel Day-Lewis... let's be honest, it'll be in there.

Synopsis: This biopic locks in on Lincoln's struggle passing the 13th amendent to the US Constitution.

Lincoln is a solid film and I like that they didn't start from his childhood into adulthood, instead they just focused on one part of his life. Daniel Day-Lewis looked and preformed brilliantly. Tommy Lee Jones also deserves props for his role in the film, I thought he was great.

Lincoln's downfall is the overkill of dialogue. It feels like they took Lincoln's speeches and read them verbatim, sometimes it worked, sometimes it did not. It felt emotionally disjointed, with the family dynamic hitting most of the passionate moments and the political meetings falling flat.

Everything else you've come to expect from Spielberg is apparent here.... a great score by John Williams and Janusz Kiminski killing it on the cinematography. Overall, I felt like it could be better, but  it wasn't a huge let down either.