Let’s just jump straight into to these next few reviews, I don’t have too much to say for now so here’s my thought’s on this years Lincoln.
26/08/13
26/07/13
Lincoln, directed Steven Spielberg, makes for interesting viewing with one or two good elements but I would hardly consider it a great cinematic experience. I would take my review here with a huge grain of salt because while I love pretty much most movie genres I’ve never been a fan of historical biopics, something about them just doesn’t click with me. Films are supposed to be, for me at least, a fantasy and offer an escape from regular life, I try to be open to every film I watch but unfortunately, Lincoln, was not the movie to sway my opinion here.
It focuses only on a very small portion of Lincoln’s life which was probably the most turbulent but also significant, trying to pass an amendment to the constitution that would abolish slavery and hopefully end the war with the confederate south. It was very slow to start but picked up in the middle as we followed the men responsible for attempting to convince several Democrats to vote for the amendment.
The sets were perfect and it gave a good impression of the scale and scope of the locations, likewise costume and other similar elements were superb. The main aspect of this film was always going to be the performance by Daniel Day Lewis, and there’s no denying it is good, just as you would expect from an actor of his calibre but it was far from all it was hyped up to be, it was adequate.
The direction is also fine, Spielberg doesn’t take many risks but successfully brought together a huge number of talented actors and drew good performances out of all of them, particularly Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field who were great in their roles.
6 out of 10. I wanted to enjoy it more than I did but it just lacked any punch, it was completely average.
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