Review of Lincoln (2012) by Jason A — 11 Jan 2015

Any movie about a great Republican kicking Democrats butts gets 5 stars from me.

This review of Lincoln (2012) was written by Jason A on 11 Jan 2015.

Lincoln has generally received very positive reviews.

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