When I saw the trailer on TV I knew I had to see it. Daniel Day-Lewis is made up to look exactly like the famous image we've all seen of Lincoln. The make-up alone is worth the price of admission.
In short, it is the story of Abraham Lincoln trying to have the Senate pass the 13th amendment, for the freedom of slaves.
I'm not one to follow politics, especially American politics. (Arrrrg don't get me started on these so-called leaders who name-trash each other for four years!) In Canada, we know little about our own involvement in wars, let's be honest. Where as in the States most Americans know their history of battles like their times tables. So as a Canadian, much of the script went over my head.
The movie is long - nearly 2:30. And, there isn't much action after the first scene - the rest is court room drama. Still, the long roster of stars, some who only have one or two scenes, and many faces you've seen but maybe not recognize by name, was enough to keep me interested.
Perhaps, aside from the stellar make-up, it is the personality through which the character is portrayed that really steals the show. Day-Lewis plays a character who is gentle, kind, humourous, strong-willed - but mostly, kind, which makes the Lincoln character quite endearing, even to a Canadian.
Would it be a spoiler to say he dies in the end? No, you knew that, right?!
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