Director: Ron Howard
Year: 2008
Stars: Michael Sheen, Frank Langella, Matthew Macfadyen, Sam Rockwell, Oliver Platt, Kevin Bacon,
I've wanted to watch Frost/ Nixon for a while, as for some time now I feel like I know a lot less about Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal than I should. Whilst the film was pretty good, I don't really think I know much more about Watergate than I did two weeks ago...
Frost/ Nixon focuses firmly on the aftermath of Watergate, and especially David Frost's (eventual) success in getting Nixon to admit that he broke the law. What Frost/ Nixon does, it does well. It doesn't idolise Frost (Sheen), instead portraying him as man with his own flaws, but who managed to do something memorable.
An enjoyable movie which succeeds in what it sets out to do - but just wasn't really what I was looking for.
Rating: 3 out of 5
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