A Good Man

Dance fans can safely bump this star rating up a star or two. “A Good Man” tracks modern dance hero/director Bill T. Jones over two years as undertakes his most ambitious project: a postmodernist stage show about Abraham Lincoln. The film’s strongest moments are its most human. When Jones,a black man, grapples with history’s sanitized Lincoln versus racist Lincoln, it’s engaging; he’s a supremely intelligent man. What doesn’t really work is the larger emphasis on the logistics that go into a stage production. Although Jones’ cast is highly talented and capable, a “Waiting for Guffman” vibe still lingers. (U.S., 85 min.) Jay Boller. 2 out of 4 stars