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Lincoln Review

Jack Gillen, Sports Editor
January 11, 2013
Steven Spielberg directs another American dramatic hit in his new movie, Lincoln (2012). Lincoln stars Daniel Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln and Sally Fields as Mary Todd Lincoln. The movie is very sophisticated with an opening scene that is not for the weak of stomach. Lincoln is a very accurate depiction of our nation’s 16th President and one of his most glorified achievements in the 13th amendment. The movie is full of witty humor while also showing the dramatic and stressful side of his Presidency during the Civil War. The movie has an ending that everyone in the audience sees coming but is still a tear jerker.

Grade: A
Stars: Daniel Day Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones
Director: Steven Spielberg

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[gallery] Jack Gillen is a member of the SJHHS Varsity football team. He is a junior, and is looking forward to a career in aviation. He enjoys football, volleyball, scuba diving, body surfing, climbing, and hanging with his friends. He likes to speak French, and be unnecessarily sarcastic.
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