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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The PlaylistKatie WalshThe PlaylistKatie WalshAn illuminating and often hilarious portrayal of the man and his myth, and those who surrounded him.
- It's a haunting, thoroughly evocative ride.
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfHaving a backstage view of the momentous trip to China adds color, but the real takeaway here is a tone of dawning tragedy, sourness sneaking into even the most innocuous of visual records.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyAt its best moments, Our Nixon captures the split-personality of the times, and the apparently innocent face of corruption.
- 70A brisk, eye-opening documentary about the Nixon White House as seen from the inside, this triumph of editing is composed of home movies shot by the president’s staff, accompanied by later TV interviews and priceless audio from the secret tapes, making it a must-see for anyone interested in Americana.
- 70Village VoiceStephanie ZacharekVillage VoiceStephanie ZacharekIn the end, though, Our Nixon is an elusive piece of work. It doesn't add much to our understanding of the man himself, though admittedly, there may not be much more that we want or need to know, anyway.
- 70The DissolveNathan RabinThe DissolveNathan RabinIt isn’t a terribly intimate portrait of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Chapin, or Nixon, but it is revealing in its own right, as a fascinatingly warped and aged Polaroid of an epic life that’s grown more compelling with the passage of time.
- 63Slant MagazineTomas HachardSlant MagazineTomas HachardOur Nixon never completely overcomes the disappointment of its recovered video, but it nevertheless offers a compelling portrait of Nixon and those close to him, one that captures how willfully blind they often were to their excesses, and how paranoid they were about apparent threats to them and America as a whole.
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierPieced together, these behind-the-scenes moments are a thrill for history buffs. From the moon landing to the resignations, this is raw Nixon.