THE INTERVIEW
R
112 Minutes
Director: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
Writers: Dan Sterling, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
CAST James Franco...James Skylark Seth Rogen...Aaron Rapaport Lizzy Caplan...Agent Lacey Randall Park...President Kim
Blowing The Mind Of Kim Jung-un...Without A Chronic Sack
THE INTERVIEW has a simple plot. A tabloid journalist (Franco) scores an interview with Kim Jung-un, and he works with the CIA to kill this leader of North Korea.
I don't know if James Franco plays a convincing Mario Lopez. Because we know he's a college professor in real life. And the professor thing is just a side gig. It's like Louie Anderson playing Tracey Gold in FOR THE LOVE OF NANCY.
Seth Rogen is the producer of the tabloid show. He's the voice of reason in a clusterfuck of craziness. That is until he tried to put the moves on the hot chief of propaganda. That part is more boring than you think.
I don't want to look like a raving, fanatical bureaucrat, but last time I checked, assassinating world leaders is illegal. And I have a hard time believing that the CIA would break international law, to stop a benevolent dictator from oppressing the people of North Korea. I'm docking points, because this assassination plot should be discussed with other members of the UN, before it gets bottled up in committee by a Russian delegate.
If you haven't seen THE INTERVIEW yet, shame on you. It's your patriotic duty to see this deeply flawed comedy. Best case scenario: after a bloody, HUNGER GAMES-style revolution, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea becomes a beacon of democracy, and prosperity. Worst case scenario: thermonuclear war, leaving only teenage mutant ninja cockroaches to repopulate our planet. All because of an otherwise forgetful stoner comedy. THE INTERVIEW may not be a great film, but it's definitely an important one. Fifty years from now, Seth Rogen's picture will be in kids history books, nay, history holographic readers, with scratch-and-sniff technology so powerful, your grandchildren will suffer irreversible brain damage from the contact high.
This movie suffers because the main character isn't very likable. I can't relate to third-world dictator. Kim Jung-un is a total buzzkill. But at least he speaks perfect English. It'd be a shame if I had to read subtitles, while I'm completely baked.
You should see THE INTERVIEW. Not now, of course. Wait for it on basic cable. Flip it on during the commercials, when your watching ROAD HOUSE on CMT for the twelfth time...this month.
Final Verdict: 50 out of 100