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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 15 Nov 2012

(Daniel) Day-Lewis forges a Lincoln who is a tower of strength, a man who, while others look to the here and now, sees 50 or 100 years ahead…

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By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 14 Nov 2012

Lincoln is like a thoroughly researched poli-sci term paper come to life, with interesting personal material about the participants relegated…

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By Kimberley Jones (866) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 14 Nov 2012

His (Spielberg) is an old-fashioned style of moviemaking that can produce soaring entertainment or, alternately, a fussed-over theatricality…

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By David Roark (14) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 14 Nov 2012

Thanks to a strong cast and a smart story that's historically, morally and politically rich, Lincoln will go down as one of Spielberg's greatest…

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By Kristian Harloff (339) for Schmoes Know (710) on 14 Nov 2012

While I can see some audience members who weren't prepared for this story getting restless or even bored, I was captivated by the performances…

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By Mark Ellis (362) for Schmoes Know (710) on 14 Nov 2012

It's not the fast-paced war film some might have expected given the director's history, but Lincoln instead triumphs as the definitive portrayal…

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By Julian Roman (454) for MovieWeb (460) on 14 Nov 2012

Daniel Day-Lewis plays Lincoln as a true mid-westerner, a wry, twinkle-eyed statesman that understood how conviction and likeability could…

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By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 13 Nov 2012

There's something deeply poetic about Lincoln making his way through a changed nation to meet his demise…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Richard Roeper.com (322) on 13 Nov 2012

A richly detailed interpretation of all the backroom deals, political horse- trading and compromises Lincoln and his allies had to make to…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Orlando Weekly (1,048) on 13 Nov 2012

[A] handsome and discriminating historical drama…

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By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Nov 2012

Lincoln is the work of a different director, one truly fascinated by why his subjects do what they do, one who invests each moment with the…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 12 Nov 2012

Lincoln, written by Tony Kushner, directed by Steven Spielberg, and derived in part from Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals, is a curious…

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By Victoria Alexander (762) for Film Festival Today (161) on 12 Nov 2012

Long, cheesy political monologues and crucifies the Lincoln legacy. What a torture…

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By Walter Chaw (1,360) for Film Freak Central (1,643) on 10 Nov 2012

Moments of real grandeur narrated to death by John Williams's inspiring(TM) and rousing(TM) score…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 10 Nov 2012

Lincoln is a transcendent film for the director [Steven Spielberg], more than even Schindler's List, and...may be his best, most completely…

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By Vincent Mancini (369) for FilmDrunk (362) on 10 Nov 2012

Spielberg's entertaining and bravely esoteric tale of 1860s politics comes with an unfortunate side dish of contrived family drama that's as…

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By Jeffrey Overstreet (498) for Looking Closer (416) on 10 Nov 2012

I never anticipated that I'd come out of this film, which I expected would be heavy-handed and ponderous, saying, 'Wow, that may be the funniest…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for Tolucan Times (639) on 10 Nov 2012

historically laughable, it's so boring it makes one yearn to watch grass grow…

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By Michelle Alexandria (310) for Eclipse Magazine (446) on 10 Nov 2012

MY Lincoln kills Vamps in crappy 3D. This Lincoln is a brilliant movie that has no soul or pulse…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Film.com (1,892) on 09 Nov 2012

Its characters, people who lived long ago and who tended to be much more loquacious than a 140-character burst would allow, somehow seem to…

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