Frost/Nixon

So I'm a little late with this post, but I saw Frost/Nixon on Christmas and I was definitely impressed. Frank Langella and Michael Sheen were both fantastic in their respective roles of Nixon and Frost. Langella especially was amazing in the way he was able to bring sympathy onto Nixon, as he slowly was broken apart by Frost. He was devestated and the audience could tell.

I can absolutely see why this film is in the running for Best Picture at the Oscars and Golden Globes. It's political, cinematic, and entertaining. In terms of the Golden Globe nominees, Slumdog Millionaire is still, in my opinion, better and more deserving of the win. Seeing as I still haven't seen Revolutionary Road and the Read, I can't completely rank them, but I would say, with what I've seen:
Slumdog Millionaire
Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon

Frank Langella, as I've said, is phenominal in this movie, but I think that Sean Penn (Milk) is better than Langella and definitely better than Pitt. He deserves both the Golden Globe and SAG (Though I haven't seen the other movies yet, so don't take my word fully for that).

I think that Michael Sheen was definitely snubbed as his performance was almost as amazing as Langella, but is probably being outshined by the later. I also don't understand how Frost/Nixon was nominated for best Cast Ensemble at the SAG awards. While the cast was great, it wasn't as much an ensemble as Slumdog, Milk, Button, and Doubt or the non-nominees Rachel Getting Married and the Dark Knight.

For my original analysis on the Golden Globes and SAG, click here.