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We went to see Frost/Nixon tonight.  Our friend, Richard, went with us.  We all liked the movie.  I admit that in the first few minutes, I was a little worried that we’d made an error in movie choices, but very soon there after the movie simply worked.  By the time we got to that moment when Nixon does admit, on camera, to wrongdoing, there is a close up of his face, and a long silence on screen.  It was a long silence for movie time, but into that hush there was no sound from the audience.  We were all there, tense and ready to hear the actor confess to Nixon’s crimes.  When he did, it was as if we all let out a breath. 

Nixon was played by Frank Langella, in what is an amazing performance.  Though I confess to looking at him and remembering the 1970s version of Dracula where a much younger, more svelte Langella played the vampire.  He is one of the most beautiful screen Dracula’s ever.  I was a little wistful for that earlier vision of him, but he could never have approached this level of acting back then, he gave a riveting performance.  It’s the kind of thing that Oscar talk is made of.

David Frost is played by Michael Sheen, who recently was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire, OBE.  It’s a layer, or two, below being knighted, but an immense honor all on it’s own.  He was brilliant in his role tonight, as well.  The last movie we saw him in was The Queen, staring Helen Miren.  Sheen played the prime minister Tony Blair.  He was wonderful in that, too, but again, his performance here was even more captivating. 

So, all in all, a very good movie.  We all give it a big thumbs up.