Frost / Nixon
Sir David Frost is a British TV broadcaster famed both for his no-holds-barred political interviews and for presenting a popular lighthearted quiz show called Through The Keyhole. Thankfully, this Ron Howard (Da Vinci Code, Cinderella Man) drama focuses on the former aspect of his career, dramatising his most significant scoop - when he coaxed a tacit admission of guilt out of former US President Richard Nixon, following the 1970s Watergate scandal which rocked American politics.
The film is an adaptation of the West End/Broadway stage play by Peter Morgan, and the original actors have retained the lead roles for the film - Frank Langella (Good Night, And Good Luck) plays Nixon, while Michael Sheen (who played Tony Blair in The Queen) takes on the role of interrogator Frost.
- Director:
- Ron Howard ('Cocoon', 'Apollo 13', 'Ransom', 'A Beautiful Mind', 'The Da Vinci Code')
- Writer:
- Peter Morgan
- Cast:
- Kevin BaconFrank LangellaMichael SheenSam RockwellToby JonesOliver Platt
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Andrew Hedley
flicksFrost/Nixon exceeded my modest expectations. I had anticipated one of those 60’s/70’s period dramas, which are all period, no drama. You know the ones – they’ve got the faux-jazz soundtracks, the ‘groovy’ camera angles and the lukewarm humour. But this is something better.
Intriguing battle of wits
This is a rather simple story, not - on the surface - a wonderful idea for a movie you'd think. But they do it so well, selling the setup/showdown between flaky Frost and wily Nixon. By the time a winner is revealed, you don't know who you want to take it out. Great performances also from the whole cast.
Variety
pressFrank Langella's meticulous performance will generate the sort of attention that will attract serious filmgoers.
The New York Times
pressStories of lost crowns lend themselves to drama, but not necessarily audience-pleasing entertainments, which may explain why Frost/Nixon registers as such a soothing, agreeably amusing experience, more palliative than purgative.
San Francisco Chronicle
pressMorgan finds the right elements of action and character through which to make history leap off the page.
Rolling Stone
pressDirector Ron Howard has turned Peter Morgan's stage success into a grabber of a movie laced with tension, stinging wit and potent human drama.
Premiere Magazine
pressA totally mesmerizing battle of the wills between the occasionally charming yet wily Nixon and the increasingly desperate Frost.
Los Angeles Times
pressThe result is involving, engrossing cinema -- more thrilling, in fact, than Howard's "The Da Vinci Code" -- filmmaking of a type rarely seen anymore and sorely missed.
Christchurch Press
pressA well-paced, lovingly crafted, superbly acted drama that deserves plenty of recognition at the upcoming awards season.
Flicks, Andrew Hedley
flicksFrost/Nixon exceeded my modest expectations. I had anticipated one of those 60’s/70’s period dramas, which are all period, no drama. You know the ones – they’ve got the faux-jazz soundtracks, the ‘groovy’ camera angles and the lukewarm humour. But this is something better.
Variety
pressFrank Langella's meticulous performance will generate the sort of attention that will attract serious filmgoers.
The New York Times
pressStories of lost crowns lend themselves to drama, but not necessarily audience-pleasing entertainments, which may explain why Frost/Nixon registers as such a soothing, agreeably amusing experience, more palliative than purgative.
San Francisco Chronicle
pressMorgan finds the right elements of action and character through which to make history leap off the page.
Rolling Stone
pressDirector Ron Howard has turned Peter Morgan's stage success into a grabber of a movie laced with tension, stinging wit and potent human drama.
Premiere Magazine
pressA totally mesmerizing battle of the wills between the occasionally charming yet wily Nixon and the increasingly desperate Frost.
Los Angeles Times
pressThe result is involving, engrossing cinema -- more thrilling, in fact, than Howard's "The Da Vinci Code" -- filmmaking of a type rarely seen anymore and sorely missed.
Christchurch Press
pressA well-paced, lovingly crafted, superbly acted drama that deserves plenty of recognition at the upcoming awards season.
Intriguing battle of wits
This is a rather simple story, not - on the surface - a wonderful idea for a movie you'd think. But they do it so well, selling the setup/showdown between flaky Frost and wily Nixon. By the time a winner is revealed, you don't know who you want to take it out. Great performances also from the whole cast.
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