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Really, it's not about the resonance-or so little about it that it seems like a waste of energy. Boxing metaphors aplenty spill forth in Frost/Nixon, and on the most fundamental level the film , is a showcase for two characters- and the actors playing those characters^to go toe-to-toe. It has been [Michael Sheen]'s misfortune to star in two movies where the lion's share of the attention is going to a veteran actor playing a vaguely tragic world leader, but he's terrific as an insecure performer trying to prove that he belongs with the big boy's. And [Frank Langella] avoids a traditional [Richard Nixon] "impression," instead capturing both his fundamental insecurity and his rage at being damned by history. [Ron Howard] may not be able fully to re-capture on film the energy of two actors clashing in live theater, but he's such a professional that he knows exactly how to get out of their way.
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Entertaining Bout
Entertaining Bout
Don't take Ron Howard's Frost/Nixon too seriously.By Scott RenshawFROST/NIXON *** Directed by Ron Howard. * Starring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen and Oliver Piatt. * R, 122 min. * ...See the full content of this document
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