JUST got home from seeing "LINCOLN". Trust me. SEE IT. Here is why:

[bklyncowgirl]

21. Just came back from it and I totally agree. Awesome movie!

Great performances by Daniel Day Lewis and the rest of the cast.

I am a real nitpicker when it comes to historical accuracy--at least in the visual stuff. I've been known to shout out loud in poorly researched movies--my husband embarrassed by past experience, would never have accompanied me--except for the fact that this was a Spielberg film and he's famous for getting the details right.

I was really impressed with the look of the film. Alot of the scenes looked like they came right out of a photograph by Mathew Brady. So many historical dramas tend to make the past look like Disneyland--all clean and tidy. In this movie the streets were full of mud and horse shit, people had bad haircuts and were freezing their asses off. They guy who played Grant looked like he cut his hair with a dull bayonet. The scene of Lincoln riding through what I believe was the aftermath of the Battle of the Crater was horrifying--so many dead. On the other hand, I loved the scene of Lincoln hanging out with his aides late at night sending out telegraphs--state of the art communications at the time--that man would have LOVED e-mail. As a horse person, I appreciated the fact that they even managed to find a horse who looked like General Lee's famous Traveller in all his comformational oddness for the surrender scene.

I also loved the way they showed Lincoln as a down to earth, horse trading, whatever it takes politician. People need to see this--seriously--anyone who thinks that politics was oh so pure in our past have no idea of real history. Here's arguably our greatest president cutting deals that would make the Cornhusker Kickback look ethica. I also got a laugh at the rowdy Congress, insults shouted, hooting, hollering. They should go back to that--seriously--CSPAN would actually start to get ratings.