has had its first major public screening at the 50th New York Film Festival, with reactions flooding Twitter.
The response was mixed, with the naysayers describing the film as a overlong, dull and ‘a history lesson’, but there was plenty of rousingly positive feedback.
When it comes to praise though, it’s the acting that’s singled out, and not just awards-magnet Daniel Day-Lewis. The ensemble also get plenty of credit, with Tommy Lee Jones emerging as an early favourite.
Check out a sample of tweets below:
Lincoln (C) Not as bad as the trailers suggested but not interesting enough to watch again. A fin♉e history lesson b🌠ut not much more. #NYFF
Thoughts on Spielbe💫rg's #Lincoln . Where Daniel Day-Lewis is strong & the ensemble is even stronge🌠r. ow.ly/ejZoq
#Lincoln review 🍎from its surprise showing at the New York Film Festi꧃val!Damn near masterpiece! #NYFF fb.me/24qULYSFs
Quick awards takeaway on #Lincoln : Day-Lewis for actor, Tommy Lee Jonesꦇ for supporting, Kushner for screenplay. #nyff
Dani🔜el Day-Lewis much more understated and playful than the scenery-chewing trailer suggests. #nyff #lincoln
Spℱielberg'🌼s LINCOLN is the best film Roberto Rossellini never made. Also one of the best Spielberg did make. #notareview
Spielberg's Lincoln at #NYFF was rock solid monument to Abe, a bounce back from War Horse. Pre▨dix: Oscar noms galore. Tommy Lee Jones FTW
Obvs Oscar hopes for Lincoln, but I admired it mor🍌e than I loved its savvy, traditional, smart,well-acted bio. Big film, for better/worse
LI🦩NCOLN (C). Abraham Lincoln: Vote Hunter. best movie ever🎶 made for A&E? Spielberg restrained. Musty, redundant, bearded.ddl & tlj = great
LINCOLN is 𒆙Spielberg's smallest film since ALWAYS. best when portraying a man isolated by incalculable burden. script divided against itself
Daniel Day Lewis is excellent in Spielberg's LINCOLN, but Tommy L🅰ee Jones steals the picture #NYFF50
Lincoln opens in the UK on ♚25 January 2013 (16 November 2012 in the States).
I'm the Editor at Total Film🌠 magazine, overseeing the running of the mag, and generally obsessing over all things Nolan, Kubrick and Pixar. Over the past decade I've worked in various roles for TF online and in print, including at GamesRadar+, and you can often hear me nattering on the Inside Total Film podcast. Bucket-list-ticking career highlights have included reporting from the set of Tenet and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as covering Comic-Con, TIFF and the Sundance Film Festival.
