Ready to Rumble

Rating: 8/10 (14 June 2009)

Or "Lightweight Championship Match with Heavyweight Contenders". Both main actors do convince here in their roles. I'm guessing that almost everyone has heard about Nixon or at least his "achievements". Frank L. is mesmerizing as Nixon. So much, that you wish to see more of him. Although that might have taken the mystery around him. But when the "characters" Nixon and Frost meet, it's always something special happening on the screen.
The lesser roles are cast superb as well (see Sam Rockwell etc.) and even if you don't know much about the interviews that this movie is about (I didn't know either), you will be entertained. Which is mostly an achievement of the script, the direction and the acting. A movie that can be seen a bit like history lesson, but in a light and enjoyable kind of way. Of course some things seem fictionalized for entertainment value, but the core of the movie feels pretty real and I'm sure the makers tried to stay as close as possible to what happened (outside the tapings that is).