Has Anyone Seen This?


...if so, how was it and how was the performance of the actor that played Nixon? I love Tony Hopkins performance as Nixon and think of it as the best ever.

Frank Langella sounded like Tom Brokow, mumbling on and on, plus he has the Frost/Nixon tapes to watch over and over, months of being on Broadway and still couldn't nail it. 2008 was pretty undecided that year. Most thought Rourke should have won, that night, I was one of those people. Believing Penn's performance in Milk was no different then the one he gave in All The King's Men. But Penn is a great actor and deserved for Mystic River by far. But if Langella was a better actor it was his for the taking that year.

I also thought Beau Bridges wasn't bad in the film Kissinger and Nixon. Not Golden Globe material, because it was very over the top Nixon but it was well done.

I know I'm going on and on. So again to my question....how was this actors Nixon? Sorry forget his name.


This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time. - Fight Club

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Lane Smith was excellent. I don't think anyone else ever played Nixon as well as he did. He did not do an impression or caricature just a simple and honest portrayal.

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Thank you very much. I'm going to try and find it on Amazon.

This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time. - Fight Club

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Just watched it, worth watching esp if you have seen All the President's Men

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It's a great film and Lane Smith did a great job playing Nixon. I actually just watched it again. I love this film. I own a VHS copy of it that I bought online. I'm sure that you can always find a copy og it for sale at Amazon or ebay.

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