- Network: National Geographic
- Series Premiere Date: Feb 17, 2013
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Engaging docudrama with lots of interesting detail. Worth watching.
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If Mr. Spielberg’s "Lincoln" achieves greatness largely through the detailed performances of Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and others, Killing Lincoln also has details to recommend it--historical details, the kind of tidbits that (along with Mr. Hanks’s assured narration) can hold your attention, even though the tale is familiar.
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The Nat Geo movie is a thoroughly entertaining, exciting docudrama.
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Much of the time, this production plays out like an educational-film reenactment instead of a big-budget film.... Killing Lincoln is most effective in conveying just how determined Booth was.
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As fascinating as the minutiae are, fine work by the cast makes me wish this had been a fully scripted miniseries.