Review of Nixon (1995) by Dan S — 22 Dec 2013

Holy hell this movie was long. Roughly 3 hours and 15 minutes long. The movie itself I was not a fan of. Oliver Stone often has so much to tell that it just gets too garbled up. The movie jumps back and forth between the 60's and 70's that it often is hard to figure out what's going on.

The film does really nail the paranoia behind Nixon and the corruption going on, but it's just executed a little sloppy. The films brightest point is Anthony Hopkins performance as Richard Nixon. He does a great job of nailing his mannerisms and his spirit.

I would say this wasn't my favorite Oliver Stone film because it didn't really entrance me like some of his other films. I'd say it's a soft 3 out of 5 stars and only because of the great performance of Anthony Hopkins!