Written by: Tony Kushner (screenplay); Doris Kearns Goodwin (book - "Team of Rivals)
Abraham Lincoln is such a massive figure in American history, that it's hard to believe that any one movie could reasonably define him. Of course, only Steven Spielberg could even reasonably attempt a movie of this scale. And, for the most part, he was pretty successful.
Part of the film's success lies in its relativey limited scope. "Lincoln" only shows the president at the peak of his leadership, nearing the end of the Civil War while he is trying to have the 14th Amendment passed and ratified.
Daniel Day-Lewis somehow becomes Lincoln (or, at least, how I always imagined him to be), but great performances are pretty much expected from him.
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