Review of Lincoln (2012) by Anthony Lane for The New Yorker — 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 beast. The title suggests a monolith, as if going to this movie were tantamount to visiting Mt.
Rushmore, and the running time, of two and a half hours, prepares you for an epic. Yet the film is a cramped and ornery affair, with Spielberg going into lockdown mode even more thoroughly than he did in "The Terminal.
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This review of Lincoln (2012) was written by Anthony Lane and published by The New Yorker on 12 Nov 2012.
Lincoln has generally received very positive reviews.
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