Part 1 of 2 political films seen.
Frost/Nixon is a period film about a disgraced President and his battle to tell the story he wants with a flashy television broadcaster. I had not heard of this story or the play it was based on before seeing this film and it was really fascinating. David Frost is an engaging personality who always has confidence and charm even when facing trying times and is the opposite of Richard Nixon who is interesting like a beautiful car wreck. I was worried that I would not be able to suspend disbelief of Frank Langella playing the iconic President but I was fully drawn in within the first few minutes, a great feat without resorting to a characture. Michael Sheen comes out of nowhere and creates a performance of someone I had no knowledge of and made him Nixon's equal. The supporting cast is great as well, especially the team Frost assembles. And the period setting feels accurate without making fun of the 70's, as subtle as you can make the 70's. Probably the best Ron Howard film I have seen and he has quite a few films I like. I can't think of anything that I disliked or questioned about this film, not sure if it was factual but made a damn fine film.
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