Fresh
A capably done account of a presidential career that was wrecked by a crime that was unnecessary.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Overview
Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
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92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The result is maudlin beyond belief, especially Nixon's farewell to the aides he's in the process of firing, but other moments simply register as shockingly out of touch.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh
[A] shrewdly edited collection of news footage and "home movies" taken by members of the Nixon White House staff ...
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
We get to see film of daughter Tricia's wedding (her father is a surprisingly agile ballroom dancer) and other oddities.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
There has never been an uninteresting angle on Richard Nixon - the man was too twisted - but Penny Lane's documentary sees him from several especially compelling new vantages.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
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