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- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt takes on the resonance of classic tragedy. Tragedy requires the fall of a hero, and one of the achievements of Nixon is to show that greatness was within his reach.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliIn this motion picture, Oliver Stone presents his vision of the forces that drove and motivated the late President. And, factual or not, there's no denying that Nixon has moments when it is nothing short of compelling.
- 75Rolling StoneRolling StoneIt's gripping psychodrama -- just don't confuse Nixon with history. The revelation that comes with unbiased research remains a Stone's throw away.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Stone's compassion for his subject overwhelms his film's false moves. And the barrage of undramatized, undigested data gives way to a much tighter and more artful vision...the film starts snowballing its way to real dramatic power. [20 Dec 1995, p.C11]
- 70Washington PostWashington PostYou may disagree with some of the screenplay's characterizations, assertions and interpretations, but you will not be bored.
- 70Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonNixon is an audacious biography rich in imagination and originality, with a provocative, often subversive sense of character and history. Dense and challenging, it is also undermined in places by Stone's obsessions just as dramatically as Richard Nixon was undermined by his.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranNixon is in many ways an impressive, well-crafted piece of work. With name actors in more than 20 parts, it is as intelligently cast as any movie this year, and includes at least one exceptional performance, though not the one you're expecting.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenFor all its unwieldy temporal scope and narrowness of perspective, Nixon is an amazingly graceful beast, flawed yet invigorating, packed with enough material that will fascinate and irk moviegoers of all stripes for quite a time to come.
- 38San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserSan Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserIf the idea is to teach us something about the 37th president of the United States, then you would think Stone would resolve to stick to what can be proven about the man's life, or at least indicate when he's speculating. But Stone is the Great Explainer, and facts have an annoying habit of mucking up his explanations.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThere's not a single moment here in which Nixon is admirable, decisive or appealing. Nixon doesn't work as a drama, but with a little push it might have been a great comedy.