Although very watchable this movie seemed to be very incomplete. No problem with the acting or stage set and well directed and choreographed but there were significant historical events missed. Lincoln only had 1 surviving son out of 4. This was not explored in the movie. One would need to see how Mr. Lincoln handled each of his sons deaths. I know this is not pleasant but a bio need not be pleasant .. it needs to be real. This was a rose colored movie much in the vein of PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, from that same era. We need to see some ugly sides . That is another thing speaking of ugly sides. We never got to see Abe Lincoln being human in the sense of doing something bad. Even in the one scene when he supposedly lost his temper to Mary Todd he was just talking normally like in a debate mode. Lincoln was portrayed as too perfect and I know this is not the case. The movie was overly politically correct and I somehow get the feeling if Oliver Stone were around than the movie would be more realistic. From completely ignoring Lincolns 3 sons deaths to showing Mr. Lincoln as a perfect person , this movie lacked big time. The movie was at least watchable thus the 4 instead of 1 .
Review of Abe Lincoln in Illinois
