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That was an excellent one.

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

President Richard Nixon (Frank Langlla) resigned the office of the President of the United States in 1974 following the Watergate investigation. After more that two years of self-imposed seclusion at his home, La Casa Pacifica in San Clemente, California, his literary agent Swifty Lazer (Toby Jones) suggests Nixon redeem his reputation by granting a television interview. They select David Frost (Michael Sheen), a jet- setter, playboy who has had television talk shows in Australian and New York, but his career is stalling.Nixon needs the money and Frost needs the credibility, both men need these interviews to be "their" success. What follows is a dramatization of the Nixon/Frost interviews held at San Clemente and touted as one of the most watched television interviews of all time.

I love interview movies, movies that centre around an important interview and all the trails that come with it so as you can imagine Frost/Nixon immediately appealed to me and was definitely worth the watch. I thought this film was fantastic with two excellent lead performances. Frank Langella gives the performance of his life in this film he's truly amazing at portraying a fragile and fearful man trying to regain some humanity that he lost to his presidency. Michael Sheen was also really good in this movies you could tell just how badly he wanted this interview and how desperate he was to get it done right. The actual interviews themselves were very well executed, the tactics that went into both their sides leaves you riveted and intrigued and makes Nixon eventual apology feel earned and all the more satisfying, I wasn't alive to watch the actual interviews but I can imagine they felt the same way they do in the movie. Ron Howard did such a good job at directing this movie he makes sure that your always engaged and riveted by what your seeing and turned what could have been a boring and melodramatic drama into something much better than that. The chemistry between Nixon and Frost is great the tension between them and some of their more personal scenes made the film all the better. However I do have a few flaws for one I didn't like the documentary style flash forwards with the characters it just felt weird and out of place and ultimately just unnecessary. The film also does suffer from it taking some time to find it's footing but eventually does. I really like Rebecca Hall and she was really good in this movie but I didn't really get her character I don't know if her character was a part of the real life events but even if that's the case I still didn't think she fit her relationship with Frost just comes out of nowhere and is mostly skipped over. Overall Frost/Nixon is a fantastic film with a great main conflict and performances and is by far one of Ron Howard's greatest achievements. 85%/A-

Director Ron Howard brings an appreciable cinematic flair to Peter Morgans' adaptation of his own stage play. It tells the true story of the disgraced former U.S. president Richard M. Nixon (Frank Langella), who is courted for a series of interviews by upbeat, likable British TV host David Frost (Michael Sheen). Nixon and his loyalists see this as an opportunity for him to repair the damage done to his reputation. Frost, on the other hand, is looking to gain some credibility from the venture. He's humiliated by the smooth, experienced politician at first due to not quite taking his own opportunity seriously enough. Obviously, the segment that will make or break the experience for Frost will be how the two men handle the topic of Watergate.This is fascinating, interesting stuff, especially for a viewer such as this who is not terribly informed on the subject. It's a good look into the machinations of both politics and TV journalism. A great film it is not, but it's solidly entertaining for just over two hours. One of the best things that it does is to put a human face on Mr. Nixon, who could, to some people, be written off as a mere cartoon sleaze ball. Even in the face of his misdeeds, it is possible to take some sympathy on this man whom many in the nation simply want to see confess and apologize."Frost/Nixon" is one of those films for this viewer where any slickness on the part of the filmmakers takes a back seat - and rightly so - to the power of the material. It's brought to life by a superb cast. Langella and Sheen anchor the story with two very convincing portrayals, and Kevin Bacon, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Toby Jones, Patty McCormack (as Pat Nixon), Rons' brother & father (and frequent repertory players) Clint and Rance Howard, and Eloy Casadaos offer indelible support. Rebecca Hall is lovely and appealing as Caroline, a gal who catches Frosts' eye, but the character isn't really important in the developing plot of this film.A worthy viewing for some people, but surely it would have even more resonance for people who lived through this tale and remember the key players.Eight out of 10.

It's an interview where the president is interviewed for his crimes. Now, this is a kind of movie that made me doze off, it seemed like a character study with a historical background. A man has done something wrong and it's all up to few other people to make him accept the crime or make him guilty. Now, Nixon was the president of USA and he was the only president to have resigned in 1974 for being part of a Watergate scandal. It's a beginning of a fall, and a fall of a president has to be interesting or at least there has to be substantial interest. Ron Howard creates that interest by making this film like a Network kind of film, where media and the impact of media plays a huge role in determining the character of a person. You are what you you say more than you are what you do, this seems to be an undercurrent theme in this media run movie. Acted competently by Michael Sheen as David Frost, the man who interviewed the president Richard Nixon, played by Frank Langella. These two performances are enough to make it go and see it. Having said that, it's their dialogue that has lot many details that make us sit and observe and then they do not help us conclude but rather confuse us what is right and what is wrong. Maybe, the point was to show that we are grey and not black and white, fair enough and if that's the point surely it was well made. Ron Howard as a director seems to be great at such Historical Dramas, be it Apollo 13 or Beautiful Mind or Cinderella Man. This one is no surprise and definitely it's a good film and indeed worth a watch for its screenplay and dialogue and acting more than anything else. The production design was good, the editing could have been better for a near 2 hour film that is all about an interview where lot many details are revealed. It's not a film where we can relate to, it neither one that is entertaining and makes us sit and watch, it's one that is simply made for showing us the brain behind a deed or rather misdeed. A 3/5 for definitely good film but I am sorry coz it did not work for me. Maybe, I am not interested in the politics involved in the film.