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2008

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Starring	Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones
Director	Ron Howard
Genres	Drama

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Oscar-winning director Ron Howard (Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind) brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both: Frost/Nixon. Reprising their roles from Morgan's stageplay are Frank Langella, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Nixon, and Michael Sheen, who fully inhabited the part of Frost onstage in London and New York.

Starring	Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew MacFadyen, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell
Director	Ron Howard
Studio	UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 2 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 2 mins
Certificate
Collections	100 Most Wanted, UK top 50 weekly chart
Genres	Drama
Language	English
Released	DVD: 18 May 2009 Blu-ray: 18 May 2009 Production year: 2008
Format	DVD

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Oscar winning director Ron Howard brings to the screen the untold historic encounter, of the electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make. read more »
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Brilliant

I wasn't expecting too much from this movie, which depicts events that occurred just outside my political radar as I was too hormonal at the time and so the 'momentousness' of the occasion passed me by. Add to that I have always found 'Frostie' to be smarmy and overrated and the idea of a movie all about an interview seemed to hold out the possibility I was going to fall asleep pretty quickly.

Often low expectations are the best way to see a movie, and I was instantly absorbed by the authentic 70s atmosphere that was created and of the hints at all the political intrigue taking place, with more than a few parallels with the Bush administration. Performances were slightly understated, which turned out to be just the right approach and by the end of the movie I was fully ready to be convinced I was actually watching Frost and Nixon. I have also revised my opinion of Frostie following this, incidentally; flawed he may be but I have a new respect for this achievement at least.

Now I have to watch the original and read everything I can find to fill in the inevitable gaps left by a 2 hr movie, and of course then to watch it again on DVD when it comes out so I can pause it now and then. After I watch it again maybe 5 stars?
- - A customer from Winchester
  - Posted 18 Jan 2009 15:52
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21 out of 22 people found this review helpful

Oscar Hype

Every year a bunch of serious dramas get released in the run up to the Academy awards. And every a year at least one film gets over rated in all the hype. Frost/Nixon is this years film.

Don't get me wrong, Frank Langella's performance makes it well worth watching. But (Sam Rockwell aside) the supporting actors are either blindly cast (Toby Jones is slapped into just about everything these days and played a similar role in 'W') or as in the case of Micheal Sheen, they are out right cringeworthy.

Sheen's impersonation is impresive in one way, but that's what it is - an impersonation, not an actor's dramatisation. It's a blend of David Frost sure, with the winks to camera feel of Austin Powers and Alan Partridge so inappropriate against Langella's triumph.

Ron Howard too, true to form, wastes the rich material. Both he and the film have stolen - Watergate style, 'The Wrestler's rightful place at the Oscar's. In my humble opinion, You're better off watching Oliver Stone's brilliant 'Nixon'
- - A customer from London
  - Posted 27 Jan 2009 23:55
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