Excellent

Rating: 9/10 (21 October 2010)

This is, without a doubt, the best made film of the year. I will see this at least one more time before DVD. I know, with that comment, some people are going to say "No, it was The Dark Knight!" So take into account that I said that it was the best MADE film of the year. TDK's one flaw was Maggie Gylenhaal. But, hey! This isn't a Dark Knight review! This is Frost/Nixon.
Let's get going.
The Good: Flawless performances by everyone from the extras to the actors that are only in this movie for like two minutes. Despite the fact that it is all about an interview, it never gets boring because of how tense it becomes. I've heard people compare this interview to a boxing match. Hell yeah! This is so close to being a boxing match, that I half expected them to parody the ending scene of Rocky using Frost and Nixon. You like all of the characters for one reason or another- I actually felt sorry for Nixon at times. Like in a scene where he's giving a speech and you can see that the people aren't interested in what he's saying. Then comes this dialog between Nixon and Kevin Baken's character:
"I can't stand it, Jack! Reducing the presidency to a series of banal anecdotes! I feel like a circus animal doing tricks! AND I THOUGHT I MADE IT CLEAR, I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON WATERGATE! DAMN IT! As soon as it came to question time, all those sons of bitches ever want to hear about is Watergate. It's as if all my other achievements cease to exist."
Some of dialog from the supporting characters is even funny at times, mostly coming from Oliver Platt and Sam Rockwell. I felt Frost's frustration with trying to get money and sponsors as the sweat poured down his face. I was as frustrated as he was when nobody believed he would go anywhere. Jesus! In addition, the pacing is perfect. Being 2 hours long, and being about an interview, I expected this to drag like the When a Stranger Calls remake. I need to, last of all, give a lot of credit to Frank Langella. He may not look exactly like Nixon, but he's a damn good actor and I actually saw Nixon's face on his the entire time. Give him best actor.
Bad: Umm... jeez. Nothing.