In giving Frost/Nixon a Critics' Choice, Kenneth Turan writes in today's LA Times:
Ron Howard has never been what you would call a critic’s favorite, but “Roost/Nixon” is changing that. Using his experience, his professionalism and his skills, the director successfully has opened up the Peter Morgan play without pushing anything too hard, and he’s made the most of the stars of that theatrical original, Michael Sheen and Tony Award winner, Frank Langella. The result is involving, engrossing cinema, more thrilling, in fact, than “The Da Vinci Code” filmmaking of a type rarely seen anymore and sorely missed. Read Kenneth Turan's review of "Frost Nixon" at the LA Times
Synopsis Frost/Nixon
In 1977, three years after the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency, Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) selects British TV personality David Frost (Michael Sheen) to conduct a one-on-one, exclusive interview. Though Nixon believes it will be easy to snowball Frost, and Frost's own team doubts their boss can stand up to the former president, what actually unfolds is an unexpectedly candid and revealing interview before the court of public opinion.
Opened December 5, 2008 Runtime:2 hr. 2 min. R some language
Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew MacFadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell
Director: Ron Howard
Genres: Docudrama, Political Drama, Drama
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