Spielberg's Lincoln

[BettyO]

Just got in from the last matinee showing of Spielberg's Lincoln.....

One word - Phenomenal !!!! PLEASE - see this movie!!!

It definitely has a "you are there" feel -- and look for Oscars for Daniel Day Lewis and Sally Field....their interaction with each other is astonishing while the deep felt love between father Abraham and son Tad is extremely touching - as is the "somewhat" estrangement between Robert and his father. The sets and costuming could NOT be improved upon - visually stunning!

The political aspects of the film are breathtaking and carry the weight of the movie while at it's core is "Lincoln the Man" -

This brought back so many pleasant memories of last year being on set.... meeting and conversing with beautiful Gloria Reuben (Mrs. Keckley) and discussing her wardrobe - (look for the exquisite rust colored silk dress she is wearing!) as well as finding out that the engaging young man who greeted me each morning with a cheery "Mornin' Toots!" when I went onto set before work was actually Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Robert Lincoln!) It was also great fun to pick out all of our "local" spots where the movie was filmed here in VA....

Tommy Lee Jones, a crusty Hal Holbrook, and James Spader also steal the show with appropriate tongue-in-cheek humor, and David Strathaim is WONDERFUL as Seward!

The theater I went to had a PACKED, mixed audience and I was also surprised to see a great number of young folk - not every teen or 20-something was there to see "Twilight" Vampires!!

Definitely a MUST SEE!!! Can't wait for the DVD -

By the way -- in the credits as historical consultants are our own Dr. Terry Alford and Harold Holzer!