I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Young Mr. Lincoln was not exactly what I expected from this film, but I was pleasantly surprised. I anticipated a tense, political story of Lincoln's rise to president status and his difficulties in office. But the story is much more humanistic and calm. I did not know much of anything about Lincoln's early life entering the film, and I think it did a good job of displaying his aspirations and character. It has a very good atmosphere, feels like you're back all those years ago on the 4th of July, celebrating Independence Day. Henry Ford delivers a commendable performance as Lincoln, a rather soft-spoken man who rises to meet challenges and face them head on. Without this film I think we would have had a much different view of the man, forgetting his humble beginnings as a lawyer who eventually changed our country forever.

I thought this movie did a great job of portraying Lincoln whom has such a god like status in our society and culture due to his achievements as president, this movie was able to give the viewers a more humanistic view of Lincoln, it was really interesting to see Lincolns start in the political field, when he first gives his speech he is shy, quiet, a man of few words yet everything he says you can tell he means it from the bottom of his heart. The movie was slow but it helped the viewers get an insight on what was going on in Lincolns mind. One of my favorite scenes is when the town is at the prison and wants to murder the two brothers being charged with murder. They all want him dead and similar to the classic scene in To Kill a Mockingbird, Lincoln faces the crowd at the front door of the prison And uses logic and reasoning and stands by his strong moral compass to convince the town that a fair trial is needed. The courtroom dialogue was written very will and Lincoln the whole time is calm cool and collective. When he calls the lead witness again and catches him in a lie and proves his case right and the brother's innocent it helps build on his legacy of a master orator, For its slow moments in the movie it certainly made up for it with the tense filled courtroom dialogue.

This is a film that I don't have strong feelings one way or the other. Nothing stood out to make me think it was a terrific film, and it wasn't such a terrible movie where I dreaded every minute of it. There was some good camera work throughout, such as the tracking shot of Lincoln along the river, or some pan shots. I liked the high-key lighting, as this wasn't a film that needed any added suspense, so it was better to see everything and to not leave anything to the imagination. The plot itself was interesting enough, but I was not a fan of the use of sound. There always seemed to be non-diegetic music playing, which is common. I just think that the choice of music wasn't ideal, and that this was the type of film that could use more music during scenes with less dialogue, and less music when scenes were filled with dialogue. I liked that the characters were dressed very appropriately, and while the acting wasn't anything special, Henry Fonda did a good job in looking the part. The editing was fluid, and there was a large amount of dissolve cuts which were standard.

Young Mr. Lincoln tells the (partially fictional) tale of how our 16th US president began his professional career as a lawyer. As the summary states, the film has a rather slow start to it. While slow, it is undeniable that Young Mr. Lincoln has an old fashioned charm to it. We begin the film as Lincoln is giving a short speech on his political views to a small crowd. After some cheering our protagonist gets his hands on a book on law, which he proceeds to read feverishly. It is here where I must give credit to the film's score, as it carries a nostalgic sound to it as many films from this period do, but it also almost romanticizes Lincoln's passion for law. On the downside, it along with the dialogue can occasionally become extremely loud and jarring. I'd chalk this up to the age of the film, but other older films do not suffer from this, so I'm assuming it was a technical error. After our slow start, the second act breathes new life into the film just before it gets boring. Included in this is an incredible court scene. Overall, I enjoyed Young Mr. Lincoln, however the technical issues and slow start earn it a lower rating.