It’s not just Daniel Day Lewis‘s decision to channel Matthew Modine in his voicing of Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg‘s forthcoming biopic. My insect antennae are also picking up hints of that old Spielbergian schmaltz, particularly among the strains of John Williams‘ music. I’m hoping for something deeper and grander but we all know who and what Spielberg is, and I smell trouble, real trouble. That’s not a prediction as I know nothing and trailers almost always misrepresent. But the signs aren’t good.
