Post Watergate and President Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon, all everyone wanted was an apology; an admission that Tricky Dicky did cross the line. It took British television host, David Frost, four interviews but he did succeed in getting the former President close to saying sorry. This movie dramatises that journey. In the hands of director Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon rolls on quite banally for the first two-quarters of the film before finally getting down to business and delivering some great movie making in the last third. This movie is made watchable solely on the astounding performance of Frank Langella as Nixon. His work is, simply, breathtaking. Bravo Mr. Langella.
My rating 7 out of 10.
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