In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½ minute gap in Nixon's tapes.... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18½ minute gap in Nixon's tapes.
Leave your thoughts about 18½.
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperNeither Connie nor Paul existed in real life, and the events in 18 ½ are pure fancy. Still, this is an eccentrically intriguing and thought-provoking chapter in the long history of Watergate-based TV series and films. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzPart of the film's specialness lies in the fact that there seems to be little rhyme or reason to the choices it makes, or when it decides to make them. |
| Film ThreatAndrew StoverMixing dark comedy and mild suspense, Dan Mirvish’s 18 ½ is not the movie many would expect it to be. But the unpredictability of it all makes this madcap political fiction thoroughly diverting. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThis movie is about creating the hazy feel of early ‘70s American cinema, filled with kooky and paranoid characters who talk nonstop. |
| We Got This CoveredAlejandra MartinezYou can’t help but admire the ambition on display, even if it ultimately falls just a little short. |
| The GuardianCath ClarkeIt’s entertaining enough and you never know where the story is headed, but it doesn’t quite hold together. |
| Wall Street JournalJohn Anderson18 1/2 — with a title aimed at fans of both Rose Mary Woods and Federico Fellini— then proceeds to go off the comedic rails. |
| The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe film’s referential pleasures feel insubstantial, diminished by the direct comparison to more meaningful works of the period. |
| TheWrapDan Callahan18 ½ attempts to be part cloak-and-dagger thriller, part romantic comedy, part screwball comedy, and part mood piece, and its plotting is slapdash, to say the least. |
