Libramedi
Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
KnotStronger
This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
Phillipa
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
Yazmin
Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
sddavis63
Robert Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and Dwight Chapin all worked as insiders in Richard Nixon's White House. They had one other thing in common: all three apparently liked to take home movies, and they took a lot of them during their time on Nixon's staff. Given the medium, this turns out to be basically what you would expect - not a documentary filled with new revelations about Watergate or Vietnam, but a personal look at the centre of power; a voyeuristic experience for the viewer more than anything.Nixon was a complicated man. A consummate politician whose public persona was nothing like the private man. But that's already well documented. This film merely reinforces what we basically already knew about him. Haldeman, Ehrlichman and Chapin are all spliced into this in excerpts from later interviews. The most interesting part of this is probably from those interviews when they discuss the fallout from Watergate, that eventually led to all three of them resigning from the White House and eventually serving time in prison. Otherwise, there's not much new information about anything to be found here, but it is a voyeur's delight. (7/10)
aemery123
I wasn't born in the 50's so, I haven't seen all this footage before. I also didn't study political science in university. This movie really appeals to laypersons, who don't know what else to watch. I liked it, maybe give it a try. I've seen images of Nixon being portrayed as a creep, but I didn't know why. Now I do. try and make a review and you will know. By submitting this review you are agreeing to the terms laid out in our Copyright Statement. Your submission must be your own original work. Your review will normally be posted on the site within 2-3 business days. Revieview you are agreeing to the terms laid out in our Copyright Statement. Your submission must be your own original work. Your review will n
J Balls
I must say that I was very disappointed with the documentary. After watching the trailer, I was eager to watch what I thought was going to be a classic documentary that examined a "new" life of R. Nixon. Unfortunately for me (and most likely you) the trailer was the best part of the film and I found myself bored to death sitting through the full-length doc.Horrible directing as well. I'm not sure what the director was thinking. Was the movie suppose to be cheeky and cute? Was it suppose to show us a new way of looking at Nixon? Nothing was accomplished other than a loss of 86 minutes.I'm surprised CNN is showing this junk. P.S. This movie was supported TWICE on Kickstarter and yet the movie was completed both times the director asked for the funds. Seems like a cash grab to me.
JustCuriosity
Our Nixon seemed to be well-received in its North American premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX. This film is a compilation of footage of the Nixon years composed of archival footage from the era, interviews with participants, contemporary audio recordings of public events, audio of the Nixon White House tapes, and most peculiarly never before Super 8 home videos taken by Nixon aides H.R. "Bob" Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and Dwight Chapin. The film, while clearly critical of Nixon, seems to be attempting to humanize Nixon and his aides by providing an up close and personal view of him and those closest to him. But what emerges isn't particularly informative. The film seems to retell many familiar events: the winding down of the Vietnam War, the release of the Pentagon Papers, Nixon's Visit to China, and the Watergate Scandal (among others) without providing much that is historically new or different from many previous re-tellings of these events. The home videos provide a slightly different shading of events, but nothing that is particularly startling or new. The Nixon White House tapes have been in the public domain for many years so that we've already heard much about Nixon's paranoia and bigotry. The film is entertaining, but the overall point seems to be that Nixon was a flawed human being. I think we knew that already.