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"Frost/Nixon is an effective, straightforward bigscreen version of Peter Morgan's shrewd stage drama about the historic 1977 TV interview in which Richard Nixon brought himself down once again," writes Variety's Todd McCarthy. So do terms like "effective" and "straightforward" counterbalance the less enthusiastic descriptions that have emerged? Calling a movie "effective" and "straightforward" is...how to say it? It's a bit like describing a girl you met at a party last weekend as "smart," "friendly" and "really nice."
Ron Howard's movie, says McCarthy, "isn't out to 'get' its much vilified subject as much as it tries to cast him as something of a tragic victim of his own limitations and foibles -- tragic for the perpetrator and his country alike. Frank Langella's meticulous performance will generate the sort of attention that will attract serious filmgoers, assuring good biz in upscale markets, but luring the under-40 public will pose a significant marketing challenge."
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 15, 2008 at 2:12 PM
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great scott
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I stand corrected.
Posted by great scott
at October 15, 2008 2:44 PM
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slutsky
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How good are you really expecting a Ron Howard movie to be? Straightforward and effective, even used slightly euphemistic, seems to be the best-case scenario here.
Posted by slutsky
at October 15, 2008 2:46 PM
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doobiedoo
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"For his part, Howard continues to be virtually the only American director to achieve such a high degree of professional skill without displaying a trace of a cinematic personality"
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?rid=11822
Yuh-huh.
Posted by doobiedoo
at October 15, 2008 4:42 PM
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p.Vice
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That Hollywood Reporter comment is bogus. Hollywood was forged by professionals who have no cinematic personality. Howard has the distinction of being at the top of the list of American directors as such who've somehow managed to fool people into comparing their bland, pretentious nonsense to real movies.
Seriously, how many people here are dying to see another movie that uses the pseudo-documentary approach of direct-to-camera address because the filmmaker isn't clever enough to dispense with exposition? If you raised your hand I guess you're in luck!
Posted by p.Vice
at October 15, 2008 5:06 PM
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moviemaniac2002
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Pat Nixon played by none other than Patty "The Bad Seed"
McCormack??!!
Oh boy....I hope there's a scene where Patty rushes
into Langella's arms, yelling "What would you give me
for a basket of kisses!!"
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at October 16, 2008 2:11 AM
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