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Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon, Matthew MacFadyen
A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
Id: 10952300
As I watched Frost/Nixon, I hoped for the same kind of electric verbal sparring that occured between Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep in Doubt, but that level of intensity never came. The movie was more interesting to me as a bit of a refresher on Nixon, than it was as a ...( read more)
Michael Sheen and Frank Langella are absolutely extroadinary. Sheen is a revelation, giving an excellent performance and Langella steals the show in every way possiable with his magnificent and unforgettable portrayel as former president Richard Nixon. It delivers first-rate perf...( read more)
Frost/Nixon is the story about the historic interviews by a British journalist who got a post-pardon Richard Nixon to admit he was a crook. This movie is proof positive that Ron Howard can actually make a good movie once in a very great while but mostly the movie revolves around ...( read more)
I'm generally not a big fan of Ron Howard unless I'm watching a repeat of happy Days but I'm pleased to say he has made an outstanding film. The cast are brilliant but Langella and Sheen are in a class of their own. I thought that while for the most part the characters are handle...( read more)
Ron Howard crafts another great film (as if he knows how to make any other type?), this time concerning the Frost interview session that ultimately led to Nixon admitting his part in the Watergate scandal and subsequent coverup attempts. Liberties were taken in this to make it mo...( read more)
Great acting from all involved and an interesting take on a fascinating historical event.
ron howard finally comes out of his shell and provides us with one of the fresh and refreshing movie of 2008
The strong acting of this dry documentary themed film brings about a sense of raw emotion in an otherwise heavy fact and evidence driven, historical event of little importance today. Langella's exposure of Nixon as a lonely, vulnerable man was academy worthy.
What a cool movie,its based on the great interview from the 70's about Nixon
Im Canadian so I wasnt sure what happened in the WaterGate coverup.So this was educational for me as well as interesting.This was one of the most captivating films I have seen all year.Well worth the wa...( read more)
You've got to hand it to Frank Langella. (In fact we've had brilliant performances from Frank Langella, Sean Penn & Mickey Rourke this year).
Langella portrays Nixon perfectly. The nuanced emotions are conveyed very well especially through several close-up shots...
