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Movie Reviews of Nixon
Movie Review: A superb film
Summary: 5 Stars
After having read many of the illuminative posts on this film I feel compelled to keep my comments here short as many of my positive thoughts on this film have already been touched upon. I simply want to state that "Nixon" is a superb film, an intriguing, contentious interpretation of American history which, in my humble opinion, will eventually be understood as a classic.
What can be said that has not been said except that Stone's analysis of his title character is potent, touching, and altogether surprising. Stone does not vilify Nixon, but characterizes Nixon as a fundamentally good individual who is eventually corrupted by the trappings of power and that when Nixon falls it is tragic for all the positive that has gone unfulfilled. Nixon is presented as a three dimensional character and the film challenges us to weigh the evils committed against the expanse of Nixon's life. What emerges is an intriguing problematic: judgement is problematized.
Stone has done a fascinating thing, for every potently evil Nixon moment we are given moments of pain, humility, and moral strength and an impression (the Jack Jones scene) that Nixon had the potential, as a Republican, to stand up and confront the extreme right wing elements of the American political landscape. Stone implies that some sort of radical moment was at hand in American history, a moment that Nixon undermined by his own actions.
Nixon is a complex, long, and ultimately confrontational film. Stone has made the best sort of cinematic biography, one that challenges your views regardless of what they are politically.
Movie Review: Powerful & Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
Nixon is one of the most powerful films I've ever seen. Oliver Stone does a excellent job with this powerful film. The film centers around Nixon in his younger life,the Watergate incident,and the effects that they had on him in his life. The film takes you deep into Nixon's emotions, and makes the audience fell sad and sorry for him. the film is 3 hours long, but keeps your attention the whole time. Anthony Hopkins and Joan Allen should have one the Academy Awrads for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, for which they were nominated. The film contains great performances by the whole cast: James Woods,Paul Sorvino,J.T. Walsh and David Hyde Pierce. Oliver Stone should have been nominated for Best Director, and also a Best Picture nomination. This film was the best of 1995, and deserved to be nominated and win the Best Picture! This film makes number 11 on my 50 great films list, and will always in my opinion, be one of the greatest pictures ever! Overall this film is excellent, and I recommend it to everyone, because it is all around a great FILM!!!!!!!!!Movie Review: Oliver Stone's most underrated movie
Summary: 5 Stars
It's too bad that Oliver Stone's reputation as a conspiracy nut got in the way of this movie getting the recognition it deserves. After all, with the exception of its implications against J. Edgar Hoover, there's nothing in this movie that wasn't already understood about Nixon. What Stone gives us is a sweeping and fascinating look into the soul of power --all its roots and trappings included. To those of us who were born after the Nixon era, his name is only synonymous with corruption. But the film gives such an insight into his character that he comes off as a sympathetic, tragic figure, not the historical charicature he's known as today. This movie captures the turmoil and drama of the second half of the 20th century like few films do. Despite its length, it's not overlong. In fact you can tell that some items were quickly glossed over for length reasons. Regardless of how you feel about Nixon the man, the movie is a superb look at a fascinating American political career.Movie Review: Amazing And Incredibly Powerful And Deep!
Summary: 5 Stars
Oliver Stone is one of the greatest filmmakers that there has ever been! Here in "Nixon," he presents a stunning study of power and the abuse of power. Films like these are rare and extremely powerful works. It is an equel to Stone's "JFK." This is not a study of history, but of power and the demons in one man's mind. The conspiracy angle is great with some fantastically written characters. "Nixon" is a study of politics. This film is more powerful than Shakespeare! I think all Americans interested in how the government works should watch this thrilling and powerful epic. I also loved the amazing editing and inserting of images like documentary footage with the film itself. "Nixon" is a masterpiece! I can't believe the Oscar for 1995's Best Picture was given to "Braveheart" when "Nixon" deserved it. This is great dramatic filmmaking at his best!Movie Review: Great performance by Hopkins
Summary: 5 Stars
Stone's film is not a re-enactment of the memorable Wartgate TV drama, but an artful creation of what might have taken place in the Whitehouse at that time, and why. Hopkins portrayal of Nixon is mesmorizing, the script is fascinating and the direction is invisible and masterly. I would only quibble with the use of actual news clippings etc of the time presented in the form of collages. The effect is counterproductive to the pace of the movie (making it appear slightly sloppy) and adding unecessarly to the overall running time. The heart of the story is still the coverup. To paraphrase one of Hopkins line as Nixon "Watergate is about a stupid little break in, no lives lost, no one hurt, I mean it's not like Vietnam where people are being killed" It's really a tragic, sad story and I woudn't recommend it to anyone feeling depressed!