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Release Date: 04 March, 2003 Retail Price: $14.99 OUR Price: $10.99 You SAVE: $4.00! Cast: Complete Cast (27 total) |
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Hopkins Miscast
That English actor as Dick Nixon? Get outta here! How about 60s comedian David Frye or someone without a trace of an English accent and a feel for Nixon's unique personality and style. Hopkins' performance, with all due respect to this fine actor, in this case just does not present a believable characterization of "Tricky Dick". While this passes with JQ Adams, Nixon is too recent and well known of an historical figure, one with a too pedestrian of an American plebian style to be credibly captured as someone cut from the cloth of a British patrician; indeed contemporary American politicians, to the extent that they don't embody this, conciously cultivate a "low caste" style as part of the political persona they market to the masses. This, of course, is part of the "race to the bottom" in America's increasingly polarized political scene.
The BEST way to watch this film is to do so, in another masterpeice
This is one of Mr Stone's BEST works of art. I watch this and JFK about once a year with company at my house, all of which THUS FAR were VERY impressed by both.
But to get the BEST viewing pleasure (granted, one must have LOTS of free time on their hands; like a Saturday afternoon) one should start off with this movie...... follow along in the movie until you come to the famous 'drum roll' sequence which shows JFK movie type footage..... when this occurs SWITCH to the JFK movie, watch it until complete, THEN return to the movie 'Nixon.' MOVIE DAYS JUST DON'T GET BETTER~! However, just remember that I warned you, 'you better have some time on your hands & start off early, as we are talking about about 5 hours of movie watching!'
Hope that helps.
HATS OFF TO NIXON & JFK MOVIES!
Gene C.
Baton Rouge, LA
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