So I was intrigued but not overly excited to check out Frost/Nixon and my lukewarm expectations were met. It goes without saying (since you can see yourself from the trailer) that Frank Langella does a killer Nixon impersonation and Michael Sheen is also very good as David Frost (more high profile roles for Sheen please!) However, the film itself was very dry and anticlimatic. The entire film builds up to one pivotal scene that you already know is coming so it ends up feeling devoid of any real emotion or excitement. There are few great sequences, particularly one where Nixon calls Sheen, that give you a small glimpse into the emotional state of the players. However, overall I found the film to be more about facts than emotion. I would say that unless you're a political junkie or dying to see the acting performances, there are more interesting films out there to see. It may also be that I don't have any strong connection to the events since I was only 2 at the time so if you remember the actual interview vividly, then by all means check out the backstory.
Here's the trailer - judge for yourself:
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