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Frost/Nixon (2008) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Frost/Nixon (2008) a score of 3.1309 out of 4

based on (58) reviews

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MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)

Does director Ron Howard's TV background make him assume that everything has to be repeated, just in case someone was in the kitchen making a sandwich the first time? ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at MSNBC (Alonso Duralde)

New York Times (Manohla Dargis)

It�s twinkle versus glower in the big-screen edition of Peter Morgan�s theatrical smackdown Frost/Nixon. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)

7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)

if you hated Nixon, loved the original stage play or watched the original interview with great interest thirty years ago, you'll eat this film up ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)

Village Voice (J. Hoberman)

Frost/Nixon's main attraction is neither its topicality nor its historical value, but Langella's re-creation of his Tony-winning performance. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)

Lessons of Darkness (Nick Schager)

In terms of condescending narrative handholding, Frost/Nixon has no 2008 rival. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Lessons of Darkness (Nick Schager)

Slant Magazine (Bill Weber)

Frost/Nixon is a trivial afterword to a historical footnote, a showbiz story inflated into a retroactive therapy session for one of 20th-century America's biggest knaves. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Slant Magazine (Bill Weber)

New York Magazine (David Edelstein)

Frost/Nixon is unsatisfying even if, like me, you're a lifelong aficionado of Nixon-bashing. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)

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