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This is a stunningly good film - perhaps Ron Howard's greatest to date.
Equally stunning is how unbelievably bad the marketing is to release a film based upon such historical/political events just before Christmas. People have been staying away in droves, choosing more standard lightweight Hollywood fare. Obviously there is no way a kid or teen would sit through this subject matter, don't even try. Likewise adults who were not old enough to have an interest in the news in the 1970's should possibly study up upon the historical events before seeing the film. I promise you, it is worth the effort.
Frank Langella gives what is possibly his best performance, and he is outstanding. In fact there are no miscast or poor performances in the entire film.
Langella as Nixon and Michael Sheen as Frost are repeating their roles from the Tony-award winning play. I'll have to say, film is the media of choice for this story. It should be equally as good on DVD.
SEE THIS FILM. It is worth the trouble to look it up.
Equally stunning is how unbelievably bad the marketing is to release a film based upon such historical/political events just before Christmas. People have been staying away in droves, choosing more standard lightweight Hollywood fare. Obviously there is no way a kid or teen would sit through this subject matter, don't even try. Likewise adults who were not old enough to have an interest in the news in the 1970's should possibly study up upon the historical events before seeing the film. I promise you, it is worth the effort.
Frank Langella gives what is possibly his best performance, and he is outstanding. In fact there are no miscast or poor performances in the entire film.
Langella as Nixon and Michael Sheen as Frost are repeating their roles from the Tony-award winning play. I'll have to say, film is the media of choice for this story. It should be equally as good on DVD.
SEE THIS FILM. It is worth the trouble to look it up.