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    I can't find a Frost/Nixon thread, so...

    ...I'll start one. Firstly, go see this. It's compelling stuff, even if you're familiar with the events it surrounds and already know the outcome.

    Pleasingly, it's made the transition from actual events to stage play to the big screen more or less intact. And unusually (but fortunately), the two actors who made the play such a success get the opportunity to reprise their roles for the film. Sheen and Langella don't look or sound exactly like Frost or Nixon, but both of them (especially Langella) have the essence of their characters absolutely nailed.

    Only two minor gripes - Sam Rockwell feels shoehorned into the film (presumably some producer somewhere wanted a "name"), and Langella plays Nixon with so much pathos that you actually feel sorry for the bastard for a couple of brief split-seconds at the end.

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    I can't find a Frost/Nixon thread, so...

    I'm seeing this in an hour, and very much looking forward to it.

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      I can't find a Frost/Nixon thread, so...

      I got the DVD of the original in one of the posh papers the other week, but haven't watched it yet. I should probably do it tonight.

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        I can't find a Frost/Nixon thread, so...

        Original thread here

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          I can't find a Frost/Nixon thread, so...

          Fecking search engine.

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