| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
A- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...the movie feels cooked up." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Frank Langella and Michael Sheen do not attempt to mimic their characters, but to embody them." more... |
A |
E! Online
Alex Markerson |
"A frequently tepid post-Watergate docudrama that's buoyed by two knockout performances." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
isa Schwarzbaum |
"...(Ron) Howard is smart ? to enhance the one-on-ones with journalistic context, weaving archival Watergate-era ? footage into his fictionalized re-creation." more... |
A- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...spellbinding..." more... |
A |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...the movie totally belongs to Langella..." more... |
A- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...registers as such a soothing, agreeably amusing experience, more palliative than purgative." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...a powerful and compelling duel between two iconic figures..." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"What Langella does is less imitation than total immersion." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Howard directs the film with ennobling effacement: He takes a terrific screenplay and brings out all its virtues. " more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a witty and insightful dual character study..." more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...an absorbing film replete with telling moments and powerful performances." more... |
A |
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