Frost/Nixon - (4.5 out of 5 stars)
This is an utterly gripping piece of film-making, with absolute dynamite performances from Michael Sheen and Frank Langella.
The movie chronicles the TV interviews that David Frost not only organised against all odds, but ultimately carried out with the disgraced former US President Richard Nixon, and amazingly got him to admit his part in the Watergate scandal, and apologise to the US public, something no-one else had managed to do.
I think I can categorically say that this wont be up everyone's street, as the subject matter wont appeal to or interest everyone, despite the stunning performances, and I admit I didn't realise the film's brilliance until the final 3rd. An 'important' piece of work, rather than raw entertainment.
The movie chronicles the TV interviews that David Frost not only organised against all odds, but ultimately carried out with the disgraced former US President Richard Nixon, and amazingly got him to admit his part in the Watergate scandal, and apologise to the US public, something no-one else had managed to do.
I think I can categorically say that this wont be up everyone's street, as the subject matter wont appeal to or interest everyone, despite the stunning performances, and I admit I didn't realise the film's brilliance until the final 3rd. An 'important' piece of work, rather than raw entertainment.
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