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Frost/Nixon (2008) Rank 4 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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About.com (Rebecca Murray)

Frost/Nixon is actually one of the more interesting, intriguing, and entertaining films of 2008. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at About.com (Rebecca Murray)

Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)

Even if the historical value is only of minor interest to you, Frost/Nixon remains a great human tragedy about two men who meet on a televised battleground, knowing that it's do-or-die time. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)

WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

Entertaining and compelling for the battle of wills instead of the historical rehash ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)

HDFest.com (Gerald Wright)

I find this film adaptation fascinating as the characters manage to play sincere scenes without taking a license in fictionalizing true accounts. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at HDFest.com (Gerald Wright)

filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)

If there's a single misstep in Ron Howard's expertly calibrated Frost/Nixon, it eluded me. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)

Onion AV Club (Nathan Rabin)

Frost/Nixon finds an intriguing new angle on one of history's most documented and fascinating figures. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Onion AV Club (Nathan Rabin)

ReelTalk Movie Reviews (John P. McCarthy)

Ron Howard's mainstream sensibility is just what Peter Morgan's play needed to make a seamless transition from stage to screen. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (John P. McCarthy)

Beliefnet (Nell Minow)

A gripping story of the craving of two very different men for power and acceptance that becomes a larger story of accountability and meaning. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Beliefnet (Nell Minow)

Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

Frost/Nixon surges with an energy and visual verve that improve the play and enhance the themes of dramatist Peter Morgan's script. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)

Where other Nixon movies have focused on high drama and constitutional crisis, this one finds the most compelling truths in anecdotal detail -- an approach Morgan has raised to the level of high art. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)

Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)

Seldom have two people talking packed such a punch. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Jam! Movies (Jim Slotek)

ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)

Ron Howard has taken a great play and made it even better, perfectly preserving the performances by Langella and Sheen that made Peter Morgan's work so special. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)

Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)

Frost/Nixon could be the best political film in a year that's had more than its share of good ones. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)

New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

Whatever problems Nixon might have with Nixon/Frost, Langella's magnetic performance would probably bring a smile to Tricky Dick's famously perspiration-dappled face. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)

Toronto Star (Peter Howell)

That this much drama can be wrung out of the Frost/Nixon conversations is no small achievement. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Howard and Morgan have transformed this story into something more than an embellished re-telling of recent history. They have shaped a tragedy that is almost Shakespearean in force ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)

Riveting political film taken from the Broadway play featuring former President Nixon's attempt to regain popularity by engaging in four interviews hosted by journalist David Frost. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)

Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)

Anchored by an outstanding performance by Frank Langella, this stage-to-screen adaptation doesn't feel rooted to the boards like so many others have been. ...read the complete Frost/Nixon movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)

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