Lincoln

This is one of those films that has Best Picture Oscar written all over it, and I don't mean that as a compliment. I just mean the Oscars are predictably boring. Feel free to come back here and point your finger and scream, "HA!" if Lincoln doesn't walk away with Best Film at the Banality Awards.

Don't get me wrong, Lincoln is a good film, a beautifully shot film, it's just not a film worthy of best of the year.

Daniel Day-Lewis embodies the role of Lincoln in a very believable performance that is (and should be) the anchor for this film that is less a biopic of Lincoln and more a film about the passing of the 13th Amendment. The film often veers from historical accuracy in favor of fictional storytelling, but this isn't a hindrance to the overall experience as it mostly creates necessary dramatic tensions; however, there are moments where the fictionalization detracts, mostly in scenes played for comic relief that do more to undermine the serious tone of the film than it does to complement it.   
 


Lincoln
Score: 68%