Tim Tom

It was tedious. I lasted 30 minutes. I really like Sally field though, she's amazing as mrs L.

May 5 - 06:45 AM

Johnny Wright

too long and too boring... alto a great performance by lewis... and only spielberg could make a movie about the freeing of black people... without actually using any black people....

May 3 - 05:15 PM

Hunter Primm

Wow. You expected a lot of action? Not every movie is an action movie, Tromansky.

Apr 19 - 05:11 PM

Lee Augustus

You are too fucking stupid to insult

Apr 11 - 03:36 PM

Patrick Darnell

In Spielberg?s ?Lincoln,? Passive Black Characters - NYTimes.com says: "That, too, is the history of abolition; ?Lincoln? is an opportunity squandered."

How much do you know about Daniel Day-Lewis? Eh? I don't know squat about Daniel. I do know something about ears though. As a man gets older his ears get larger, because they never cease to grow throughout his life.

Next chance you get, look at how huge Tommy Lee Jones's ears are. They're GIANT! I know, I know, he can't help that!

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was debated at several occasions to have Marfan's syndrome and also acromegaly. He grew to 6 ft. 4 inches in height and generally weighed less than 180 lb. Lincoln's body growth and energic constitution show gross evidence of pituitary hyperactivity and gonadal hypoactivity. He was a long, thin baby at birth, with unusually long, thin arms and legs.You will have to Google all these difficult words.

That is about as historically factual as we can get in this movie review. You, dear reader, will not gain any exacting Lincoln scuttlebutt today. We don't have any historians on deck here at MooPig Enterprises. We farm that out.

So we go to the Bonus Features on the DVD we rented at Red Box for 99 cents, plus tax. In the usual mention of Steven Spielberg, the making of Lincoln is prefaced with anecdote given by Mr. Spielberg. He remembers as a young lad going to the Lincoln Memorial; and walking up to the seated man at the top of the stairs.

Spielberg's imagery of the greatness of the memorial in his memorable youthful experience gives us a clue to what the movie is about: the giant white man who ended the Civil War, and signed into law the Thirteenth Amendment.

In Theaters: Nov 16, 2012
On DVD: Mar 26, 2013
Box Office:$182.0M
Dreamworks Pictures
PG-13, 2 hr. 29 min.
Drama
Directed By: Steven Spielberg

MooPig Movie Reviews Department is proud that they are not insiders in the cinema industry. We are so far afield... well, a good analogy is this quote from the movie, Daniel Day-Lewis says:
" ... Abraham Lincoln: A compass, I learnt when I was surveying, it'll... it'll point you True North from where you're standing, but it's got no advice about the swamps and dessert and chasm that you'll encounter along the way. If in pursuit of your destination, you plunge ahead, heedless of obstacles, and achieve nothing more than to sink in a swamp... What's the use of knowing True North? ... "

Lincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis,in answer to what Thaddeus Stevens, played by Tommy Lee Jones, asks:
" ... Thaddeus Stevens: You claim you can trust them. But you know what the people are. You know the inner compass that should direct the soul toward justice has ossified in white men and women, north and south, unto utter uselessness though tolerating the evil of slavery. White people cannot bear the thought of sharing this country's infinite abundance with Negroes. ..."

This theme is the crux of the biscuit in real life ... the abject failure to "share" the abundance. But, that theme is never much dealt with in this movie. Blacks are more stoically portrayed as props, one liners, and altogether waiting in the wings for "white man" to "gift" them abolition of slavery in this movie. Too bad, too. With that wellspring of knowledge Spielberg's Lincoln could have remarkably transcended its boundaries.

Suggestion for when you watch the flick, you might want to turn on the subtitles so you can appreciate the American-English jargon spoken. It also helps the flow for you the patron, when actors and actresses muff and mumble their lines.

Apr 5 - 04:33 PM

Cole Jaeger

I get if you think it's boring and too talky but devoid of action? I mean what did you expect? Maybe you mean uneventful.

Mar 30 - 06:32 PM

Typhon Q

I think that Abe Lincoln:Vampire Hunter is better suited to your tastes

Mar 30 - 03:45 PM

Edward Nilges

I submit that for too many years, the media along with politicians have been overly careful not to "bore" an audience and an electorate whose intelligence has steadily declined in tandem with the control big media has over our lives.

I would suggest you READ Doris Kearn Goodwin's book TEAM OF RIVALS which served as much of the source for Spielberg's film. I also would suggest that you reflect on what the absence of a 13th Amendment might mean: it might very well mean even more employers who refuse to pay final paychecks to departing employees, essentially and in retrospect forcing these employees to work for nothing in violation of the actual 13th now in force.

Mar 30 - 02:20 AM

Danny Malone

I thought Daniel Day Lewis was great, as usual, as were Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, and most of the supporting cast. The problem is, no amount of great acting could have saved this film. Totally overrated, and one of Spielberg's weaker moments. It was historically inaccurate in it's representation of Lincoln, but that wouldn't normally kill a film for me. The problem here is that the script was brutal. Boring, long-winded, etc... Definitely does not merit a second viewing.

Mar 21 - 11:36 AM

Rami Nawfal

It's a nice movie, but also boring in parts.

Mar 16 - 08:23 AM

Chase Nyland

I walked out after an hour and a half. I couldn't take it anymore.

Mar 14 - 08:11 AM

Seb Moore

my favourite film of 2012 was The Master, so before u start insulting my intelligence, look at my taste in film. im all for slow films, but Lincoln IS a bore of a film. there is nothing to take away from it that cant be extracted from a history book

Mar 14 - 12:57 AM

Joseph Miller

I am all for slow movies. One of my favorite movies is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. But Lincoln bored me to death with all of its focus on a flawless character. Daniel Day Lewis is excellent as always but in my perspective Lincoln just isn't an interesting man in this movie. He is very generic. The movie would have been so much better off as a play. Get out of those dark rooms for God's sake! There is just nothing original about this movie ,it's completely formulaic.

Feb 23 - 08:34 AM

Esteban Durán Fonseca

I was so bored. Sucks, this movie sucks.

Feb 10 - 08:57 AM

Gary Wallace

Finally! Someone who agrees with me. I thought Lincoln was a good movie but not a great one. Daniel Day Lewis portrayed Lincoln as a boring politician totally lacking in charisma. I know I'm in the minority with my opinion. I know most viewers thought he was wonderful. However, his performance was overshadowed by Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. I thoroughly enjoyed the attention to detail in the costumes and sets.

Feb 10 - 05:01 AM

Max Marriner

"anyone who gave this movie a high rating needs their poetic license revoked."

Shut up. Just shut the fuck up. Your opinion is not anything more or less of value than those critics.

Feb 4 - 11:13 PM

Veljko Vasic III

I feel proud of myself 'cause I fell asleep only twice during this movie.

Jan 29 - 05:47 PM

Tim Tom

Strictly a movie for American straight males over 30. No one else need bother!

Jan 28 - 02:33 PM

Mari Stewart

I totally agree. I usually like slow, thoughful, intelligent movies...but this one was just plain boring. I was pining for my bed to take a nap truly.

Dec 31 - 09:46 AM

Jim Laurie

Slow and boring. Not to mention, inaccurate history. http://www.examiner.com/review/movie-review-the-lincoln-movie-is-propaganda

Dec 31 - 02:12 AM

Vias Karaouzas

This film excellently portrays the struggle behind possibly the most important piece of legislation in our nations history. DDL masterfully shows Lincoln's own internal struggle. Some of you need to stick to drivel like Fast and Furious and stay away from films that require thought.

Dec 29 - 11:04 PM

Christopher Cianciarulo

I thought it was boring too. A story about a very important historical political act, but it should have just been told on the History Channel. Oh, but they are too busy making shows about big foot.

Dec 29 - 07:43 PM

jeff stintson

I left. And I love "boring" movies- like experimental or foreign. this one was just bad.

Dec 29 - 07:07 PM

Robert Christian

Most boring movie I've seen this year.

Dec 28 - 04:57 PM

Branden Raczkowski

Fell asleep multiple times also...why anyone would want to see this movie is beyond me

Dec 27 - 12:33 PM

Peyton Evans

DDL is masterful. I must confess to a wee nap however.

Dec 23 - 01:39 AM

Joyce McKellar

I totally agree! I fell asleep 3 times and wasn't even tired.

Dec 21 - 03:10 PM

Diego Tutweiller

It's hard to make politics entertaining, but this movie does so admirably. I disagree with you on every point you made.

Dec 21 - 12:56 PM

Matt Hastings

First off, this wasn't an action movie so the fact there was any action should be considered a gift to you. Second, this is the story of the struggle in the House to pass the 13th amendment, this didn't happen overnight it took time, lots of arguing and a lot of politics. The movie was well paced to show that. And as for the acting, well you're just wrong and I'll leave it at that.

Dec 20 - 01:49 PM