Review of Frost/Nixon (2008) by Filipeneto — 31 Mar 2018

About President Nixon there are several good films. It was indeed a man that marked American politics. But this film does not focus on the figure of the president but the former president, a man devoured by power. The series of interviews that the film recreates really existed and may not be wrong to consider that it was a great work of journalism at the time. The film will certainly please those who know well the issues that marked Nixon's presidency, in particular the Watergate scandal. Otherwise, its difficult for a viewer to understand what they are talking about, mainly because the film does not give further details.

Despite this note of caution to the public, this film remains interesting from two points of view: firstly, because it makes a good recreation of the "making-off" of those interviews and the people involved (Frost and Nixon, in particular). The likelihood is huge and the historical truth was quite respected. Second, because the film gives us probably the best cinematic interpretation of Nixon achieved to date, by the skillful hands of Frank Langella. This actor was in fact a total surprise. He has had a quiet career, but consistent and growing over the years. Michael Sheen, who played the journalist and presenter David Frost, did not surprise me much. He had already made good performances in other similar historical films such as "The Queen", which gave life to Tony Blair.

Finally, Langella reached stardom in a movie worthy of his participation and talent.