Good film...but

Rating: 6/10 (2 May 2009)

This was an enjoyable film for the most part, thanks mostly to Frank Langella's performance as Nixon, but be warned, if you have one single conservative bone in your body, steer clear of the bonus features. Without going into a whole political diatribe, I fail to see why these Hollywood drones have to inject their own political views into everything. Just let the damn thing speak for itself for once! Throughout the cast and crew interviews, nearly everyone involved felt it necessary to constantly label G. W. Bush a liar and compare him with Nixon, and state and restate the standard mass-media B.S. that we've all heard again and again and again. Opie seems to forget that while every president does things that upset both opponents and supporters, this nation is still a 50/50 split. This guy's been a filthy rich TV and movie star since he was a kid, so I guess I can understand how he would be disconnected from most of society.
And speaking of disconnect, I understand the need for drama, but I wish that Hollywood would stop over-dramatizing of just plain making things up when dealing with factual events. Frost/Nixon is loaded with inaccuracies and made-up parts; parts that only exist because this film was adapted from a play. I think in most situations, as in "Apollo 13", the fact is every bit as dramatic as the fiction.
Anyway, the film was well made and engaging and while it couldn't help but trumpet the "we got Nixon GOOD!" angle, it nonetheless was entertaining. That's all I have to say about that.