Sympathy Gor The Devil

Rating: 9/10 (20 June 2019)

Some movies are worth seeing in their totality because they are overall just excellent films encompassing great storylines, breathtaking cinematography, deft direction and fine acting. Some may find the pacing of this film too slow, the cinematography uninspiring and the direction unexceptional ( I am not of any of these opinions by the way ) but the one aspect of this film that is indisputable, is the incredible acting performance by Frank Langella as Richard M Nixon. When an actor is able to make you feel sympathy for a politician of Nixon's obvously dubious moral character, you indeed have something very special. Nominated and robbed in my opinion for a best actor Oscar, Langella is absolutely riveting in displaying a full canvas of human emotions ranging from egotistical, arrogant and insensitive to loving, caring and pathetic. Even if you don't like the film overall, Langella's performance is worth the price of admission alone.