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Frost/Nixon

Frank Langella (Actor), Michael Sheen (Actor) Rated:

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Genre	Drama, DVD Movie, Blu-ray Movie
Format	Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, AC-3, Subtitled, Widescreen, Dolby, Dubbed
Contributor	Frank Langella, Michael Sheen
Language	English
Runtime	2 hours and 3 minutes

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From Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard comes the electrifying, untold story behind one of the most unforgettable moments in history. When disgraced President Richard Nixon agreed to an interview with jet-setting television personality, David Frost, he thought he’d found the key to saving his tarnished legacy. But, with a name to make and a reputation to overcome, Frost became one of Nixon’s most formidable adversaries and engaged the leader in a charged battle of wits that changed the face of politics forever. Featuring brilliant portrayals by Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, Frost/Nixon is the fascinating and suspenseful story of truth, accountability, secrets and lies.

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Sounds like a good match: a historical drama from the author of The Queen, but with an American subject in the generational wheelhouse of director Ron Howard. And so Peter Morgan's Tony-winning play morphs into a Hollywood movie under the wing of the Apollo 13 guy. Morgan's subject is a curious moment of post-Watergate shakeout: British TV host David Frost's long-form interviews with ex-President Richard Nixon, conducted in 1977. It was a big ratings success at the time, justifying the somewhat controversial decision to cut an enormous check for Nixon's services. The movie adds a mockumentary note to the otherwise straightforward style, having direct-to-camera addresses from various aides to Frost and Nixon (played by the likes of Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, and Kevin Bacon); these basically tell us things we already glean from the rest of the movie, adding unnecessary melodrama and upping the stakes. In this curious scheme, the success of Frost's career, which could bellyflop if he doesn't get something worthwhile out of the cagey, long-winded Nixon, is given somewhat more weight than the actual revelations of the interviews. Even with these questionable storytelling decisions, there's still the spectacle of two actors going at it hammer and tongs, and on that level the movie offers some heat. Michael Sheen, who played Tony Blair not only in The Queen but also in another Morgan-scripted project, The Deal, is adept at catching David Frost's blow-dried charm, as well as the determination beneath it. Frank Langella's physical performance as Nixon is superb, and he certainly can be a commanding actor, though veteran Nixon-watchers might find that he misses a certain depth of self-pity in the man. Both actors were retained from the original stage production, a rare thing in Hollywood--and probably Howard's best decision of the project. --Robert Horton

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.59 x 6.15 x 6.79 inches; 2.4 Ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, AC-3, Subtitled, Widescreen, Dolby, Dubbed
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 3 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ April 21, 2009
Actors ‏ : ‎ Frank Langella, Michael Sheen
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Spanish, French
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ French, Spanish
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified, French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal Studios
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001TH92N4
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Very intense movie. Would recommend

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Two men, willing to risk everything, in a riviting competition of wills

Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2009

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This historic drama based on the famous interviews by David Frost and former President Nixon is excellent in every way. The acting is superb with Frank Langella performing the part of a lifetime. The film dramatizes the 1977 interviews with most of the film devoted to the behind the scenes strategizing for advantage. Exceptional actors, intelligent script, suspenseful and beautifully edited direction all go to make a fine film. However, this film moves beyond that for it moves into a psychological analysis of Nixon in the first years of his disgrace and reveals that he was aware of his misdeeds and that he must take responsibility for his actions and the political philosophy that he nourished within his heart throughout his political career and which tainted the White House staff and their approach to governance.
Richard Nixon was the only president to resign while in office rather than face a certain impeachment by the House of Representatives. He was soon pardoned by President Jerald Ford and moved into retirement at this compound in San Clemente California. Thus, a popular television talk show host, David Frost, was not seen as a threat and Nixon was willing to participate in the interviews because he thought he could out maneuver the playboy television personality and he also was paid $500,000 for the 4 interviews (2 hours each). Michael Sheen plays David Frost and he captures the complexity of Frost's personality and ambitions and eventual insight into Richard Nixon that lead to the outstanding admission by Nixon that he had conducted activities that were probably criminal and that he had let the people of the United States down in his conduct as President.
Frost believed that the words of admission and sorrow from the President would be a healing message and that it was possible to bring the President to this admission. But President Nixon was a brilliant strategist with the ability to turn any question into an opportunity to appear wise, Presidential, strategic, victimized, intelligent, insightful, considerate, and kind. He was a master at turning a negative question into a 15 minute response that showed him in his best light. The film is excellent at capturing the tension and suspense as each interview is totally dominated by President Nixon and David Frost is continually left licking his wounds, never penetrating beyond the facade presented by President Nixon.

The film is also about Frost's desire to recharge his career after having his talk show dropped by a major network but he soon finds that he personally must finance much of the production costs of the interviews. The contract between Frost and Nixon stipulated that Nixon would not be given the questions in advance and would have no editing authority. But Nixon was an absolute master in the art of staying on message, turning any hostile question into an opportunity to look Presidential. He may have accepted the conditions because he knows Frost to be a woman chasing playboy celebrity and not know as a political journalist. This would allow Nixon to shape history to his own liking. Yet, the underlying issue for Frost was healing and not blame, and this may have been his greatest strength in dealing with the President and in the end it is this theme that touches Nixon's core and in so doing, reveals something about the President that is grand.
Ron Howard was brilliant to emphasize this theme. For if Frost had interviewed Nixon with the outrageous bully strategies that is so often seen on television today, Nixon would have been an able fighter and the American public would have gone away thinking that the battle was a draw and that this was politics as usual. It was the strategy of seeking admission of misdeeds and then moving the President to state that he had let himself, the office of the Presidency, and the American people down that changed the equation. It is to the President's credit that he becomes a willing participant in this strategy for it took incredible strength of character to abandon every self protective instinct and to rise to a healing apology that was so needed by the nation.
The film is excellent, for it reveals that underneath political battles and strategies lies vulnerability and that fear of revealing that vulnerability can lead to great misjudgments but that moving beyond and through the vulnerability is healing. There may be those who think I overly praise Richard Nixon, but I don't. I only say that the man was capable of growth and insight even in his dark defeat and his instinctual connection with the American people guided his voluntary decision to admit he had let himself and the American people down.

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a little slice of history

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2013

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This is a nice movie showing Nixon's attempt at gaining forgiveness and a positive image after his resignation. He has been in self-imposed exile in California at his family estate, being bored, and generally reviled by the public.

Frost is portrayed as a well liked, well known partying television host from Britain, usually talking to celebrities about frivolous little nothings. Frost wanted to up his game, his career was falling off, and interviewing Nixon would be a coup that would throw him right back up in the limelight. He was not a journalist and so had to spend some time and a considerable amount of charm to secure funding for such an event, not to mention Nixon's agreement in such an enterprise.

Nixon, frankly, was bored, and wanted to pull himself up to higher regard in the public eye. When handed the chance of interviewing Nixon, Nixon's people rejoiced that such a lightweight was their foe and nothing would come of it except that Nixon would look presidential. There was also the chance of making a huge amount of money in doing such an interview, to help cover the large debt he has incurred while fighting the Watergate allegations.

Frost goes on a whirlwind tour of courting money and backers to his enterprise, while recruiting a team to create questions to ask and gather material to educate him. He quickly drew people to his team who wanted to bring Nixon to bear for his transgressions at Watergate, but Frost's partying and his constant absences as his partied to raise money make his team extremely anxious and despairing of anything other than Nixon making Frost look ridiculous, something they were unable to convey to Frost.

Four interviews were scheduled, and in the first three Frost was steam-rolled by Nixon, knocked off guard by remarks before the taping started, talking and not letting Frost have a turn, and definitely controlling all interviews, much to the dismay of Frost's team and the delight of Nixon's. On the eve of the last interview, Frost finally got it, this was his last chance, and managed, with some rushed research from his team, and cramming on his part, and during the interview showing the fortitude to not be pushed around by Nixon, to get the Watergate confessions from Nixon that forever marked his presidency.

The acting by Frank Langella and Michael Sheen is excellent, and the supporting cast was also top notch. This movie will be of interest to you if you are interested in that period of history, or movies that are concerned with characters. I do recommend it.

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Martin Cournoyer

Bon film

Reviewed in Canada on November 4, 2023

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Très bon film

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Claudia R.

beeindruckend

Reviewed in Germany on February 28, 2013

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Ich habe durch Jon Stewart von der Daily Show aus New York (Originalformat der "Heute Show") von dem Film erfahren. Der Film zeigt eindrucksvoll die zwei verschiedenen Leben der Herren Frost und Nixon und deren verzweifelten Kampf zu "überleben". Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass man einen Film spannend finden könnte, der eigentlich nur über ein Interview geht, aber er ist brillant, weil man weiß, dass dies wirklich passiert ist. Weil man kopfschüttelnd davor sitzt und sich fragt, ob Nixon sich eigentlich bewusst war, was er so alles von sich gegeben hat. Beispielsweise erzählt er (natürlich nach dem Abhörskandal "Watergate"), dass er sich nicht vorstellen könnte, russischer Präsident zu sein, weil man da ja ständig damit rechnen müsse, abgehört zu werden.

Mir gefällt auch gut, dass es Originalaufnahmen vom Interview gibt.

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派手なブロックバスターではありません。

Reviewed in Japan on October 1, 2017

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舞台劇の映画化です。
CGなどのVisual Effectsを駆使した映画ではないため、(Blu-rayではなく)DVDで十分に楽しめます。

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Mr. Blu

Dialogue driven drama works well on Blu Ray too

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2009

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If you think Blu-Ray is just for action films, you need to take a look at this film which features superb picture quality, sound quality and great extras. Even with a Profile 1.1 player (subject to firmware) you should be able to watch Picture-in-Picture contrasts between the original interviews and the cinematographic recreations.

The film is full of superb acting performances. Frank Langella is the star as a brooding, tormented and nigh-on demented Nixon at times. Sheen is superb as Frost managing to juggle a seemingly native superciliousness with an inner resolve to prove that he is more than the lightweight talk-show bunny for which he is initially dismissed by almost all around him. Kevin Bacon is also excellent as Nixon's bulldog like lawyer. Sam Rockwell from "Jesse James and Robert Ford" is also energetic and convincing as part of Frost's investigative team. Matthew Macfayden is a very good foil to Frost, and only Oliver Platt is a little weak as Rockwell's colleague. He is partly let down by having too much of the film's rarest resource: occasionally duff dialogue.

For the most part, as a stage-adaptation should offer, the dialogue is very good. Perhaps the boxing metaphors as a description of the verbal contest are occasionally overdone - Langella's comment to Bacon about "throwing in the towel" comes off a little half-baked. My only other minor criticisms would be that the film is a bit of a slow-burner, although gripping once the two leads have met. And I also found that Rebecca Hall's role as Miss Cushing seemed somewhat expendable. It seemed to me more the traditional economic wisdom that without any prominent female roles the film is not sufficiently relatable for half of ticket-buying humanity than genuine dramaturgy. I am of course not advocating films with fewer female roles! Just questioning how well managed they were in Frost/Nixon.

Minor gripes aside this is a compelling grown-up drama, a worthy Oscar candidate and a film well worth seeing. Why not buy the DVD? There are plenty of close-ups were seeing every pore of the contenders' faces blossoms so much more in High Definition, and a DTS HD Master Audio soundtrack means you will never be reaching for the subtitles button even when words are whispered or intoned closer to incoherence than one might normally want due to emotional pressure. Highly recommended.

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Reviewed in Canada on May 15, 2021

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