As Good as A heavyweight fight of "Talk" can be

Rating: 8/10 (2 January 2009)

So just how entertaining can a a movie centered around an interview be? The answer is far more than thought possible. The story does an excellent job of holding the audience's attention. I didn't want to leave my seat for popcorn.
Mr. Frost is an English television host who is fighting to regain glory in America. As soon as he gets word that president Nixon has resigned, he seizes the opportunity to interview The president. Because of Frost's inexperience with interviews and his lucrative offer, Nixon accepts the interview. Frost Soon realizes that he has bitten off far more than he can chew. What happens after this point I think is very well portrayed from Nixon's point of view and From Frost's point of View. The ending was very pleasing to me especially since I had no prior knowledge of the real-life interview.
The casting was flawless for this film and it is by far the area that I give it the most credit. I had not seen a whole lot of either Langella of Sheen and they just flat out sold their parts as Nixon and Frost respectively. None of the supporting characters were designed to really have Oscar potential and all of our actors in those roles, especially Kevin Bacon and Rebecca Hall did a great job of standing back in a way. They did not try to overact.
I have now seen most of the Oscar contenders this year and fully expect Langella to be a front runner for best Actor. He is definitely in the top 3 performances of the year