Reviewing Movies

Just what possessed a painfully tall man to wear an extreme stove-pipe top hat escapes me. Much is made of his  habit of storing copies of his speeches in that hat. Most of the name actors in this period piece are unrecognizable in their wigs, beards and high collars. For once one cannot be accused of making plot spoilers. The producers chose to report he assassination rather than show it on screen. The implication being that the man lives on in the hearts of  those who revere him and honour his legacy. The movie does nothing to redeem politics in the minds of the people as tawdry and petty. The horse trading that marks the amendment vote is downright criminal. I cannot comment on the historical accuracy of the piece but watching the actual amendment bill carried home to a member's black   mistress is rather fanciful. This before the president even had an opportunity to sign it into law.