Frost/Nixon

I have been waiting to see Frost/Nixon ever since it was first advertised months ago during the 2008 Summer blockbuster season.  Unfortunately for me, and for many other moviegoers, the film was on limited release, today was the first chance I had to go an hour out of my way to see the film.  Granted, the theater in which I saw the film was possibly one of the best theaters in the country, but still, I wish the film would have been in full U.S. release.  Frank Langella and Micheal Sheen do a wonderful job portraying President Nixon and British talk-show host David Frost.  They portray the inner struggle that plagues both characters as each man has their own separate agenda for the interviews.  In the end, one man is rocketed to fame, while the other is denominated further into darkness, but what impressed me the most, is the way both of the actors portrayed that neither Frost nor Nixon was made a better man by the interviews.  I felt by the end of the film that Frost now carries the guilt of kicking a man when he was down, while Nixon finally admitted his wrongdoing in Watergate.  Overall, I’d have to say that this film was excellent, and another shining gem in the collection of Ron Howard’s body of work.  I’d say that if you are fortunate enough to live near a theater that happens to be carrying Frost/Nixon, that you should definitely see it.  I’d give the film 4.5 out of 5 stars.