Genre:
Comedy
Directed
by: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
Starring:
Seth Rogen, James Franco, Lizzy Caplan
Running
time: 112 minutes
The host and the producer of Skylark Tonight,
a talk show mostly known for discussing personal matters in celebrities’ lives
and gossip, score a major coup when they manage to book an interview with North
Korean leader Kim Jong-un, after finding out that he is a fan of their show.
The next day, a CIA agent recruits the two men to assassinate the dictator
during their trip overseas.
This political satire caused uproar because
of its subject matter and the portrayal of Kim Jong-un. The announcement of its
release was met with threats of terrorist attacks, which lead Sony to
concentrate mostly on online release for rental or purchase. A limited release
in select cinemas followed.
The controversy surrounding this movie
created a huge buzz that overshadowed anything it could have delivered. In the
end, the film offers an interesting look at the media and at Kim Jong-un. The
Interview is done in great part to get laughs, and it does a very uneven job of
it, at least for me. Franco and Rogen were good, and so was the supporting
cast, but many jokes fell kind of flat. Maybe I was expecting too much, but I
was hoping for something funnier. That being said, this movie had its moments
and it deserves a passing grade in my book.
Rating: «««
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