Annabeth Gish, Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins
Although he's one of the most chronicled public figures of the 20th century, Richard Milhous Nixon remains an enigma to many, his decisions, motives and behavior often shrouded in mystery. With the il...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 15, 1999
Stats: 560 reviews
The writing makes this movie. The script is fuckin deep and powerful, who ever this shit is the fuckin SHIT! Good performances all around A powerful one from Hopkins, I just didnt like how sometimes it sounded like he was tryin to hard with his voice but then in sum scenes he was...( read more)
Surprisingly, Stone shows Nixon in a rather positive light. Nixon is a very emotional film, which certainly helps in relating to such a powerful and demonised figure. Hopkins gives a staggering performance. True, he hasn't got the voice down perfectly or, at some points, even clo...( read more)
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Anthony Hopkins gives a riveting and at times disturbing performance of an, at one time all powerful man. The film is more of a character study rather than about any of the scandals like Watergate and the cover up and things like that, although those events are a big par...( read more)
Anthony Hopkins is unforgettable in the lead role of Richard Nixon. Another intriuging political thriller by Director, Oliver Stone.
Mistakingly thought Hopkins was miscast in the lead. Joan Allen is very good as well.
A pretty bizarre movie, especially if Nixon was really anything like the way he was portrayed. Unfortunately, I saw this after I saw Frost/Nixon and frankly, Hopkins portrayal of Nixon doesn't really compare to Frank Langella. Although I guess they were probably going for sligh...( read more)
A good biographical drama about the rise and fall of one of the most recognized political figures in North America.
55/100
Richard M. Nixon: She got it, Bob. 19-year-old college kid.
H. R. Haldeman: What? Who?
Richard M. Nixon: She understood something it's taken me 25 years in politics to understand. The CIA, the Mafia, those Wall Street bastards...
H. R. Haldeman: Sir?
Richard M. Nixon: The Beast. ...( read more)
Hardly gripping, however this is one of the finest examples of performance and direction used to wrench heartbreaking sympathy for a truly difficult character. Brutal cinematography, feverish editing and yet another wonderfully understated score from John Williams.
Stone has had a tendency in the past to paint his characters in broad strokes and this film is no exception.
Stone does us the courtesy of acknowledging the audience's intelligence and not demonising the man, instead sketching him as the impotent patriarch, as a flawed sweaty ...( read more)
Thoughts of Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear come to mind; here, again, is a ruler destroyed by his fatal flaws. There's something almost majestic about the process: As Nixon goes down in this film, ther... full review
The problem here isn't accuracy. It's absurdity. full review
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