Hes great, you know he is, everyone does.
The sun is hot.Chappell Roanis talented.
And thats all before getting to the movies Day-Lewis won an Oscar for.
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Thats just what Daniel Day-Lewis does.
He is Lincoln, now.
As for the rest of the movie?
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There are better historical dramas out there, but there are also far inferior ones.
You get what you’d expect to get out ofLincoln, and not much more, but thats okay.
Good performance, good filmmaking, good overall.
And thats… good, you know.
Itsnot a film that feels exploitative or overly sentimental, either.
Notably, he doesnt play a real-life person here, which setsThere Will Be Bloodapart fromLincolnandMy Left Foot.
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