Original sentence: Both Hopkins and Stone decided to eschew the use of prosthetic makeup in creating the iconographic figure of Richard Nixon (test makeup for Nixon actually appears in some quickly edited clips during the film, and looks almost odd in comparison)
Edited sentence: Anthony Hopkins' performance is stunning in light of the fact that both the actor and director decided to eschew the use of prosthetic makeup in creating the iconographic figure of Richard Nixon (test makeup for Nixon actually appears in some quickly edited clips during the film, and looks almost odd in comparison).The result is that Hopkins mimicry is almost note-perfect (as is Paul Sorvino's portrayal of Kissinger)