Review of Lincoln (2012) by Lenin D — 08 Sep 2013

Give it to Speilberg and Daniel Day-Lewis to take such a non-action script and make it so gripping!

This review of Lincoln (2012) was written by Lenin D on 08 Sep 2013.

Lincoln has generally received very positive reviews.

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