Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon (2008) is an interesting political thriller. It is based on a true story of how a British talk show host, David Frost, forced a confession out of Richard Nixon regarding the Watergate scandal. The screenwriter Peter Morgan's approach to the subject is careful and good, but nothing revolutionary or involving. The structure of the story is good, but the build-up phase isn't necessarily good. Luckily, the film generates more tension once the interview begins - and explodes in a great way. At the very end, the film's emotional core becomes a little mixed up, but fortunately it's not too distracting. The film is a nice study of two significant historical figures and it is honest especially about Nixon. The best thing about the film is that it never becomes preachy or one-sided - it's comfortably smart that way.
The form is nothing new under the Sun (the Sun being Hollywood in this case), but it is very good during the interview. The lack of music adds a nice touch to the film and makes the film more like a documentarian take on the subject. There are also these pseudo-documentarian interviews that are used as a narrative device once in a while. It actually works quite well even though I'm very skeptical towards using this in films - it doesn't seem to work usually.
The most important (and successful) aspect of Frost/Nixon is the acting. Frank Langella makes one of the best performances of the entire decade as Richard Nixon. His intimate take on the disliked president is unforgettable. Michael Sheen's portrayal of David Frost is amazing as well, but the character is far from being as great as Nixon in this film. The rest of the cast do quite well in general - especially Kevin Bacon is pitch-perfect in his supporting role.
In general, Frost/Nixon is a very good accomplishment in Hollywood: it remains strictly inside the safe boundaries, but it does the best it can within these "restrictions".
Score: 8 out of 10
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