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- 2013
- Not Rated
- Multicom Entertainment Group
- 1 h 41 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Multicom Entertainment Group
- 1 h 41 m
Summary The true story of Abraham Lincoln's presidency is told from the perspective of his bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon and with sets created via CineCollage from actual Civil War photographs.
Directed By: Salvador Litvak
Written By: Nina Davidovich, Salvador Litvak
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Multicom Entertainment Group
- 1 h 41 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Multicom Entertainment Group
- 1 h 41 m
Saving Lincoln
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5.8
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Summary The true story of Abraham Lincoln's presidency is told from the perspective of his bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon and with sets created via CineCollage from actual Civil War photographs.
Directed By: Salvador Litvak
Written By: Nina Davidovich, Salvador Litvak
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
56% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
21
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
56% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Odd and not entirely uninteresting little docudrama.
A curiosity telling the President's story through the eyes of longtime friend Ward Hill Lamon, it's of interest only to serious history-hounds and techies curious about its unusual green-screen production.
The script, while largely historically accurate, is undermined by stilted dialogue, and the picture is laced with ill-fitting parts that wind up literally all over the matte. The result is a film better suited to classrooms than theaters.
Under even the best of circumstances, Saving Lincoln would have to inevitably face the scrutiny of potential redundancy.
Saving Lincoln feels amateurish, strange and beyond redress.
At its worst, the film is a panoply of ersatz camera placement and terrible scene blocking, actors having no clue how to interact with their surroundings as they rifle through dialogue that stands as a series of historical checkpoints rather than a cohesive story.
The tragic ending the material demands precludes viewers from complaining that the movie is the most unpleasant thing that could happen in a theater.
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Based on 8 User Ratings
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Based on 8 User Ratings
5.8
63% Positive
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