Tonight we saw "Lincoln," and I give it four stars and two thumbs up. The acting is superb, and the story of how the 13th Amendment came to be adopted was a nail biter. It's one of those films where you know how it will end, but you are fascinated by how we get to that point.
The viewer also realizes that principled politicians can temporize their principles in the name of the greater good, and that it is sometimes necessary to do sleazy things to achieve a worthy goal. Occasionally the ends really do justify the means. The trick is to know when that's the case.
I saw Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and I was somewhat disappointed. First, the southerners were vampires. Second, it wasn't historically accurate. Third, it seemed far fetched. Well I hope Lincoln will be better.
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