The real Abraham Lincoln fought for human equality. And the paradox presented in this movie and from my point of view, though as absurd as it may be, was that the vampires too were fighting for equality to a certain extent.
Believe it or not, this wasn't really a movie about vampires. Had Abraham Lincoln been a vampire hunter, this movie would be the perfect biography to the late president. Because it was more of a biography than about the vampires.
And that really came through from the movie. I was afraid that we might get some cheap scares like the typical horror movies but I was so pleasantly surprised that there were only one or two, and nothing trite. Sure the vampires looked scary but they didn't jump out from hiding.
And very cleverly, the vampires were written in such a way that they were only slightly stronger than human so killing them were not as difficult. In other words, this movie made sense.
Benjamin Walker has this uncanny resemblance and looks like a young Liam Neeson. He's got the height too. But then once the make-up came on, he too looked a whole lot like Abraham Lincoln. He portrayed his character with gentleness when he was a young idealistic boy, and then the firmness to command an audience as his character matured. He couldn't have done a better job.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead have blossomed too ever since the first time I saw her in Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. Had I agreed never to let anyone in like Lincoln here, she too would be the one I break that promise for.
The only thing I found not-up-to-par with the uniqueness of the movie, was the pacing in the middle which took a bit of a dip. That and the illogical gap presented until Lincoln figured out how to win the war.
This was definitely good fun with a beautiful love story in the first half.
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