This is a film not about an icon of history, but about a president who was scorned by some of his political opponents as just a hayseed from the backwoods.

...a memorable, sometimes stirring look at how even the most righteous bill must struggle, and even cheat, to become a law.

As unexpected as it is intelligent, thanks to virtuoso work from Spielberg and Kushner, 'Lincoln' is landmark filmmaking...

Der er noget befriende sobert over Spielbergs tidsbillede, en afstandtagen fra både den jublende naivitet og den kyniske desillusion.

Det blir spännande realpolitik. Steven Spielberg berättar skickligt, och hantverket med foto, scenografi, kostym och klippning imponerar. John Williams musik är ovanligt lågmäld.

Daniel Day-Lewis axlar rollen som en av tidernas mest populära presidenter med bravur.

Lincoln er som en filmisk version af den berømte statue i Washington: et larger-than-life portræt af en gigant i amerikansk historie...