It pays to read up on the history of events before entering the cinema so that you would appreciate the movie better. The movie concentrated on how Lincoln managed to secure the votes for the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution so as to abolish slavery in America. I had a good introduction on this topic, though I would like to know the various characters better. It is difficult however, given the length of the movie. Maybe a TV series would be better. In addition to securing the votes, we saw Lincoln's relationship with his wife (they lost a child) and also his son who was eager to serve. Too many side events, so taxing on Lincoln, and audience were so busy following the various subplots.
The cast is great. Daniel Day Lewis deserves the Oscar (though Denzel Washington is also deserving, well...) Sally Field is equally great as Lincoln's wife, I thought she acted better than Anne Hathaway.... but Sally already had 2 Oscars. Tommy Lee Jones, though, reminded me of his other grouchy roles. The other ensemble cast was impressive too.
Overall, I would recommend this movie, more for the good acting rather than the plot. Somehow, the movie did not move me that much.
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