Abraham Lincoln

What a remarkable documentary about Abraham Lincoln. It's very honest and doesn't sugar coat his legacy nor tear it down. Practically perfect except for the presence of Obama. He provided no help whatsoever and only seemed to be there to be a part of it for his own self-interest. He's not a historian and it shows.

The rest? Magnificent. Especially Lincoln's early years which helps explains his emotional issues and crippling depression. What a remarkable man who held onto his personal integrity even when faced with probably some of the darkest days of our history. Worth owning and an excellent resource.

To be fair, I could not get through even the first episode. I tried and it might have been watchable and much shorter (to the good) except for continual interruption of people giving their opinions every few seconds. Some dialogue snatches last no more that a few words and provide no value that a voice over could not achieve and are often opinion rather than fact like telling us what Lincoln was thinking.

This method of documentary making seems to be the the norm with The History Channel.

I think it would be much more beneficial to just watch a Abraham Lincoln film or read the wiki articles on his life story.

When I saw (the massive, Progressive disappointment, Neo-liberal) Obama, I didn't think I would like this show as much as I did.

I know this put a positive spin on Abe, but it seemed to be fair about the difficult situation our country was in. And the tragic mistakes he made by completely forgiving the horrible racists & their war crimes. They should have, at the very least, made it mandatory to teach about prejudism, empathy and critical thinking in schools. Had his assassination been thwarted, perhaps the myth of Abe, would have. A century+ of structured violence, red lining, Jim Crow laws, segregation, police brutality, etc, could have been significantly reduced for 40+ million Black Americans.

I wonder how much worse it could have been, then & now, had Abe not existed and made the massive difference that he did make.

As a Yankophile I was so glad to at last see a worghy detailed analysis of Abraham Lincoln's entire life and achievements. I had felt a little let down by the previous Hollywood movie as it focussed on such a narrow part of his life, albeit it was a well made movie. This however takes us from boy through manhood through to his untimely death and is honest in discussing every aspect of his character, his strengths and weaknesses all which made him so human. The entire cast are quality actors and are convincing aided by experts who comment on events throughout. This is what quality television is all about and is unmissable for all lovers of US history. Lincoln is one of my heroes and in my opinion is not just the greatest US President but one of the greatest human beings to have ever lived!

I've only seen the first episode so far. This is extremely well directed and acted. It's like a hybrid documentary/movie. I may amend this review after seeing the entire thing, but I love everything about this work. Stunning achievement.

The man who plays Lincoln absolutely nails it, as do many in the supporting cast. Even more than in Spielberg's LINCOLN, I really care about Abraham Lincoln here, on a gut level.

It's got the information of a documentary, but with the emotion and resonance of a feature-length film. I've seen documentary with recreated moments, but nothing at the level of this doc.