Having taken my seat with a suspicion that there was something uncinematic about the subject matter of Frost/Nixon, I was surprised to find how compelling this film was. It didn’t hurt that the act of interviewing, and the role of preparation, is akin to that of a litigator (my profession), and the cavalier attitude that David Frost (a perfectly cast Michael Sheen) is shown to have taken prior to the first of the series of interviews, 
despite the disapproval of his small team, made me shrink in my seat, expecting the inevitable pummeling by Nixon. It also didn’t hurt that the performances were excellent across the board, from Frank Langella’s embodiment of Nixon’s internal conflict to Sam Rockwell’s unadorned earnestness as the activist academic to Toby Jones‘ facial affectations. I recall feeling cheated that the trailer seems to give away a key moment in the film (which is does), but was delighted to find that the journey to that point (and beyond) more than justified the translation of this story to the big screen.
Frost/Nixon
February 18th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Biographical · Capsule · Drama
Here are this morning’s Oscar-nominated films, alphabetically. The nominees for foreign language film and documentary feature are compiled at the end of the list. (Short format nominees are listed in a 
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