Review by Andrew_M1911

This is not a terrible film but it does nothing to remain in the minds of the audience. It's shot almost in black and white for little to no reason visually or for storytelling. Will Smith is given a lot to work with but falls short of a great performance. Very few moments in the movie have any impact at all and by the time you're done watching it does nothing to stick with your mind. There are moments the movie attempts to make its own like the scene between Will Smith and Ben Foster or the beginning half of the battle scene before but are cut off by predictable storytelling. The battle does a good job for a little while but once again cuts itself off short. More could've been done with showing how Lincoln's soldiers didn't fully accept the slaves but quietly goes over it as also the scene with the black man working with the slave hunters. More could've done with all of these subplots as well as the story's plot but all are executed in a way familiar to like movies.