Frost/Nixon (film) an approval rating of 92% based on 250 reviews, with a weighted average score of 7.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""Frost/Nixon" is weighty and eloquent; a cross between a boxing match and a ballet with Oscar worthy performances." Metacritic gives the film an average score of 80 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Critic Roger Ebert gave the film four stars, commenting that Langella and Sheen "do not attempt to mimic their characters, but to embody them." Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" gave the film 3½ stars, saying that Ron Howard "turned Peter Morgan's
Michael Sheen pact made by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown prior to the 1994 Labour Party leadership election, and was the actor's first collaboration with screenwriter Peter Morgan. Director Stephen Frears cast him because "he was in "Mary Reilly" and I knew he was brilliant." Filmed while he was playing "Caligula" nightly on stage, Sheen has remarked, "It's interesting that in searching for monsters to play, you often end up playing leaders." "The Daily Telegraph" praised his "earnest, yet steely, portrayal" while "The Guardian" found him "excellent. This is intelligent and honest casting." In 2004, Sheen starred in ITV's "Dirty Filthy Love",