Spielberg's Lincoln

[My Name Is Kate]

To me it appears a bit strange that seemingly so many Americans review the movie as boring, disappointing etc. And, referring to My Name Is Kate's post, I think it is very much a movie about Lincoln the man.

I feel like the odd one out on this forum. I am not emotionally involved with Lincoln (although I've always admired him) and I have an aversion to politics and I don't know alot about history of any kind. It's only incidental that I came to this forum, but I do find some of the things discussed here interesting, and I think the Civil War era was a crucial time in this country's history and in shaping the present.