What a pretty penny

I saw Lincoln and here's my little review on it. It was okay. Definitely not for everybody.

When I walked into the theater, there was nothing but old people. Maybe about ten people in total were in the theater. Now, I know it has been out a while, and yes, this may be the intended targeted audience, but the movie was still really long and boring.

For going traditional approach to the civil war, this movie deal with all politics in manner of trying to get the thirteenth amendment passed. Although the movie encompasses a length of a month, it feel like it was dragged on much longer. I felt myself looking around the theater since I was unengaged with the content and nothing hooked me in as a viewer.

Given that this movie was probably made to show how politics work and the slow process it is to get anything passed in Congress, I have to say the movie felt more like a documentary than a movie. Daniel Day Lewis was phenomenal as the President and I can see him winning the Oscar for Best Actor. However, I feel the movie's chances of winning anything else are slim to none. Sure, it might get nominated, but I feel there are better movies out there that provide a better time and better conflict than Lincoln.

In short, the movie is like a pretty penny. It's fun to admire it, but it's not worth much in todays world. Maybe once it ages, it'll get better, but that may be a long time before we see its real worth.