ridiculous rating

Powerful

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

I did not enjoy "Young Mr. Lincoln". This film has camera issues galore, a lot of the time its hard to tell who the camera is trying to focus on. My main problem with this film is how slow it starts. Films need to grab the audience early so it can keep them engrossed through the film but this film doesn't even get a little interesting until its almost half over. This film might be interesting to you if you are studying Lincoln or are writing a paper about him but other wise I would skip this film .

I loved this film from beginning to end. It was a great representation of American politics and the legal system in the 19th century. Young Abraham Lincoln was an extremely likable character. While he was a normal person who was able to have a a little fun he was also brighter and more open minded than most of the other characters in the film. With the wonderful representation of a young president and the exhilarating courtroom scenes this movie is a classic for sure.

I thought this movie did a great job of portraying Lincoln whom has such a god like status in our society and culture due to his achievements as president, this movie was able to give the viewers a more humanistic view of Lincoln, it was really interesting to see Lincolns start in the political field, when he first gives his speech he is shy, quiet, a man of few words yet everything he says you can tell he means it from the bottom of his heart. The movie was slow but it helped the viewers get an insight on what was going on in Lincolns mind. One of my favorite scenes is when the town is at the prison and wants to murder the two brothers being charged with murder. They all want him dead and similar to the classic scene in To Kill a Mockingbird, Lincoln faces the crowd at the front door of the prison And uses logic and reasoning and stands by his strong moral compass to convince the town that a fair trial is needed. The courtroom dialogue was written very will and Lincoln the whole time is calm cool and collective. When he calls the lead witness again and catches him in a lie and proves his case right and the brother's innocent it helps build on his legacy of a master orator, For its slow moments in the movie it certainly made up for it with the tense filled courtroom dialogue.

At one point the movie was so dark I sort of was drained trying to see every little detail. The movie sound was great for each scene, but the motion picture was so dull. I love how the story line is a autobiography yet included fictional parts since it's Hollywood. A few scenes would've been great for a colorful film example the walk Abe and Ann went on near the river that would've created a unique scenery. One scene that was very powerful yet realistic was the scene when Abe goes walking on the snow and as the audience you see like ice glaciers in the back giving a little verisimilitude to the film while he was visiting Ann asking her what should he do go to law school the other thing he asked was should he stay in town while using a stick. The film wasn't as crisp as the other black white films we watched in class. I still enjoyed the movie giving the score of 7.