This 2008 Ron Howard picture stars Frank Langella and Michael Sheen. It is 1977, and disgraced former POTUS Richard Nixon (Langella) agrees to sit down for one tell-all interview with British reporter and talk show host David Frost (Sheen). The film chronicles the events that lead up to the interview, the four-day interview, and its reception. The script by Peter Morgan (who also wrote the play on which it is based) is outstanding; the film is perfectly paced. The performances are excellent as well. Langella so effectively conveys Nixon's emotions through his bellowing voice and expressive face. My only gripe would be that he doesn't look a thing like Nixon, but details like that can be overlooked when the actor gives such a fine performance. Sheen also holds his own as interviewer Frost -- he made me just as nervous and anxious to hear Nixon's responses to the questions as his character was. For an outstanding political-historical film that carefully examines a brief but momentous event and the people involved in it, Frost/Nixon is the film to see.
Should you see it: Yes
Grade: A
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