Undoubtedly,the best film from 2008

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2009)

Although it has been acclaimed all over the world with various awards and nominations (including the one to the Oscar as Best Picture),I went to see Frost/Nixon with some doubt about its social or political relevance.After all,Richard Nixon died fifteen years ago and his life as well as the Watergate scandal have been examined on movies (from the biographical drama Nixon to the comedy Dick,without forgetting the most famous one,All the President's Men),books and television and it seems there is not too much fresh material which does not limit to recycle what we already know.But,after watching this movie,I just forgot about all the prejudices I had before watching it because Frost/Nixon is an extraordinary movie whose main point is not examining the multiple mistakes Nixon has committed,but to examine the man behind the scandal and at the same time,offering a fascinating behind-the-scenes look to the interview that,for many people,represented the judgment Nixon has never had.Frost/Nixon is based on a play written by Peter Morgan,and the author himself made an excellent adaption.Morgan did not intend to take a play to the cinema but to transform the play into a movie.In other words,Frost/Nixon never feels as a filmed play,but as a movie.Frank Langella made a magnificent work as Nixon and he completely deserves all the acclamation he has received.Michael Sheen,Oliver Platt,Sam Rockwell,Matthew Macfayden,Kevin Bacon and Toby Jones also bring excellent works because they completely become on their roles,so they never seem to be acting.Ron Howard made an extraordinary work as a director.He has an irregular career and although he is a talented director,he has shown a doubtful criterion for choosing some projects (like,for example,The Da Vinci Code and The Dissapearences).But in Frost/Nixon,Howard proves all the talent he has when he works with good material.Although the story of the film is a little bit static,Howard found the way to make it enormously entertaining,interesting and not boring at all.I honestly think Frost/Nixon is the best movie of his career.By my point of view,this is the best film from 2008 (from what I have seen).Frost/Nixon is a fascinating and magnificent movie thanks to its interesting story,brilliant performances and excellent direction.I completely recommend this movie because this is certainly cinema of the best quality.