The power in this movie is not its historical context, its captivating two man battle, or its suspense. The power lies solely in Frank Langella, who portrays Richard Nixon with such eerie resemblance as to accurately capture the portrait of a self-obssessed, self conscious, unconfident, lonely man who fooled everyone for the longest time into thinking he was none of those things. The ultimate revelation of Richard Nixon in the movie, just as in real life, is slow, subtle, and captivating.