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Nixon (1995)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 5/08

Nixon
5/08: Wow.

Don't get me wrong, and I love history. But Nixon is boring. Did Richard Nixon speak or act like that? I guess there are three versions of U.S. history: actual, revised, and Oliver Stone. At least, I give Anthony Hopkins credit for playing him well. He's never showy or pompous. It's just good, straightforward acting.

What I hate the most is the editing. It's been Natural Born Killers, Any Given Sunday, and The Doors all rolled into one. Another peeve is how long the movie is. It's too much for me to take in one sitting although it can be exciting to watch at times. Worse, there are many subplots that go nowhere. Hey, where was Spiro Agnew the entire time? According to IMDb, when Nixon was released in Hong Kong, the translated title was The Big Liar. No shit.

All in all, there's not much to learn in Nixon about the guy himself.