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
Shawn Michael Howard Shawn Michael Howard Shawn Michael Howard (born July 31, 1969) is an American film, television and theater actor. Howard was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Olivia C. and Frank Howard, Jr., brother of Brad Howard and Tyrone Scott Howard. Father of Elijah Howard Shawn moved to Manhattan at age 19 to study acting at New York University. He began working off-Broadway while still in school, in "Mac Wellman's Crowbar", which won the obie for "Best Play". He worked in character roles on episodic television in New York City, and his first film role came opposite Tupac Shakur