Lincoln
1st Trailer
Watch It Here
Person of Interest: Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln, Sally Field as Mary Todd, David Stratharian and Tommy Lee Jones as Lincoln allies, Hal Holbrook and Jackie Earle Haley as cranky politicans, and a cameoing Joseph Gordon Levitt.
Scene Pop: No pop but the cinematography in some shots is very striking.
Briggs Breakdown: 3 Oscar winners, 4 brief Civil War battles, too many fade ins and outs to count!, epic John Williams score, Congress anger, and rampant lecturing and shouting.
Effective?: Yes, in a way. It certainly does look like Steven Spielberg's vision of the life of the 16th President but the cut is a bit old-fashioned and didactic with all of the talking.
Check it Out?: Well, yes. I always do like going out to see the newest Spielberg movie. This trailer may be a little boring and expected, since it is obviously designed to start the Oscar talk for it, but I am interested in seeing what all of these great actors get to work with. Not to mention, it is fun to see a good American democracy film every now and then.
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