Well, I picked this up on blueray at a local story without knowing anything about it. Unfortunately, it is not what I expected.
This is not a theatrical movie. IT's more like a documentary from the history channel or something. It was okay if you like watching TV but don't expect a movie.
Historically it is very accurate but I did have some problems with this.
For starters,, "from this point Lincoln has 12 days to live." Wow,, seriously? They kept counting this down. Very TV like.
Secondly, why does everyone portray Lincoln as the slowest moving man in history? He wasn't that old. I'm pretty sure a guy his age could walk faster than a snail moving through molasses, but every actor seems to think Lincoln moved and walked like a 105 year old man!
Finally,, and this is the one that really bugs me. Several times now, including in this movie,, actors doing narration refer to a horse mounted unit as THE CALVARY.. That is wrong. Calvary was the hill where Jesus was crucified.
The word is CAVALRY - a horse mounted unit.. the V comes before the L.
Does no one in Hollywood or the US. realize this? Why doesn't a script supervisor, set historian, or someone else say,, "Excuse me,, you're pronouncing that word wrong. It just cheapens the whole production.
Review of Killing Lincoln
