The Interview (2014)
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Critic Consensus: Unfortunately overshadowed by controversy (and under-screened as a result), The Interview's screenplay offers middling laughs bolstered by its two likable leads.
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as Dave Skylark
as Aaron Rapaport
as Agent Lacey
as Kim Jong-un
as Sook
as Malcolm
as Jake
as Agent Botwin
as Officer Koh
as Officer Yu
as Cole
as Jackie
as Janet
as General Jong
as General Jong
as Two-Fingered Man
as Korean Girl
as Drone Pilot
as Guard #1
as Yo-Yo Boy
as Paparazzi
as Helicopter Pilot
as Helicopter Pilot
as South Korean Scientist
as Rebel Guard
as Korean AD
as Captain Tsung
as Tape Operator
as Video Switcher
as Video Switcher
as Tech Specialist
as News Anchor
as Cab Driver
as Presidential Guard
as Presidential Guard
as Korean Guard
as Chinese Bus Driver
as N.K. DMZ Soldier
as N.K. DMZ Soldier
as N.K. DMZ Soldier
as N.K. DMZ Soldier
as Doorman
as Jackie
as News Anchor
as News Anchor
as Publicist
as Caroline
as Israeli Prime Minister
as Dancer
as Fake Korean Soldier
as North Korean Soldier
as Palestinian President
as Tech #2
as North Korean (as Daniel Chun)
as Studio Worker
as North Korean Soldier
as Actor
as Pundit
as Jim
as Party Goer
as Doorman
as Tech #2
as Tech Specialist
as News Anchor
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Critic Reviews for The Interview
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The suffocating level of redundancy on display kneecaps any legitimate chance the film had at embracing social satire.
The Interview is marked by a true naiveté about international perception and what can be gotten away with in the name of "all in good fun."
What's wrong with The Interview is that it doesn't know how to be the singeing comedy it wants.
Te best satire provokes and even outrages, and Rogen, Franco and Goldberg certainly succeed on that score.
This is what all the fuss was about?
It's stupid. It's in bad taste. It impossible. I know all that. But Rogen's instinct to try anything for giggles and sticking it to dictatorial assholes is worth fighting for. Screw Kim if he can't take a joke.
Audience Reviews for The Interview
What a bold move to poke the tiger like this and expect some sense of humor from a dictator - and, let's face it, there was no way it wouldn't be controversial, even if it's just a funny comedy with an adorable bromantic chemistry between Rogen and Franco like in Pineapple Express.
Super Reviewer
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg conjure up the ring from Mordor with The Interview. Well, not really. Launching in at 105 minutes, the film's story manages to gain some traction thanks to its concept. Yes, there are politics at play, but at the end of the day, this picture is a senseless comedy. The story meanders in the middle, probably making it longer than it really needs to be; however, finding out how the final act plays out makes this film watchable from start to finish. There aren't much laughs to be had with the over the top, offensive, and highly sexual humor. The violence is wacky and bloody. This further proves that this film isn't meant to be taken seriously. James Franco and Seth Rogen lead as they're supposed to. Randall Park steps in for a few good moments. Lizzy Caplan and Diana Bang get it done as the pretty faces in the crowd. The Interview has no shocks and surprises. It is what it is.
Super Reviewer
I had no interest in wanting to see this film. Yet the ruckus around the film angered me, so I went out of my way to watch it. And it was just as terrible as anticipated.
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