Well the above video has me intrigued. The movie is being released today. I think this will be either one of the bigger hits of the year, or a critical and box officer disaster of epic proportions. I hope it will cause some of the viewers to read about the real Abraham Lincoln. At any rate I will see the movie, probably next weekend, and I will post a review of it here.
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You are right…it’s either a hit or a disaster…
Yep, no middling success or failure for this film!
Don,
There are a few more clips of similar, um, upcoming entertainment out there, one on FDR in particular. This being a family blog, however, I leave you to hunt them up yourself.
Jon
I have seen it Jon. It had its moments, but I agree I would never dare show it at AMC!
No better proof that the war on drugs has been a failure.
And if we needed further proof: