Talking heads = high brow entertainment

Rating: 9/10 (9 September 2009)

Absolutely worth a watch. Michael Sheen continues to impress and although I can't really say that Frank Langella's Nixon is spot on, he delivers exactly the right combination of moodiness, oafishness and even the right amount of humor to the character that wasn't seen in the biopic "Nixon".
Special mention must go to Ron Howard, who not only makes a subject that won't appeal to the average moviegoer exciting, but he actually makes you wish that you could have lived through the actual time when all of this happened.
One tiny flaw if you can call it that, the faux interviews with the parties involved. They really don't add that much and distract from the absolute brilliant portrayals by actors Sam Rockwell et al in all other scenes.
One brilliant moment: When Sam Rockwell's character has just chewed out Sheen's Frost about blowing one of the interviews and Frost's revelation of his upcoming birthday party. Awkward! Nixon will be remembered as the one who shamed the United States and this film doesn't redeem him. It does try to give him a break and not portray him as a deceased joke (sorry). As for Frost, it was his crowning moment and everybody loves the underdog who makes good story, right. I certainly did here.