That was way more engaging than I was expecting, especially considering the subject matter and coming from Howard. Knock out performances from the two leads. Playing the interview out like a boxing match was brilliant.

Not someone who is particularly interested in politics, and went into this film with limited knowledge of the Frost/Nixon interview. Saying that, this movie is engaging throughout, has a great pacing to it, and the acting is superb (especially Michael Sheen). The script also sticks closely to the actual interview, which is another plus. Really the only thing preventing me from giving a higher rating is the subject matter, but as I said Ron Howard does a masterful job of making it interesting.

Brilliantly acted movie about the true story of this very special Interview with Richard Nixon after his disgrace.

I may be overrating this movie for the same reason as The Queen–it’s a great historical story and one I didn’t know about ahead of time. A documentary probably would have been just as good.

This is decent, it checks all the boxes you want out of your typical awards contender. It’s way too predictable for its own good though, the set-ups in the first act are so on the nose that you know beat for beat how this is going to play out. Also, while the movie is competent visually and sonically, it’s also a bit by the numbers. There’s not really an interesting artistic touch at any point, the presentation isn’t super memorable besides those occasional interview inserts. I also wish it would’ve gone a little more in depth about the Watergate scandal, it’s very much kept on the side with one of the key developments in the story being skimmed through as a montage. Still, the main two characters are very interesting, and the acting and story are too well done to neglect. 6/10