Rating of
3/4
Frost/Nixon suffers From Slow Moving Motive.
LeopardExplosion - wrote on 06/01/09
Ron Howard directs this 5 time Oscar-nominated film about the head-to-head Frost/Nixon interviews, just some time after 'Watergate'.
Frank Langella doesn't pull off Nixon's look, but plays him quite well, especially the tone of voice and speech. Michael Sheen develops his character fairly, leaving you on the edge of your seat during the interview tapings, because we know something regretful will be said. Something to shock.
This movie will intrigue you as the characters study each other in order to take em' down, but the film works slowly I'm afraid.
Frost/Nixon will leave you with something to think about, but it has numerous flaws, and the Best Picture nod was quite questionable. Contreversial story told right and solid I guess.
FINAL SCORE :::: 75% ::::
