The Interview

The release of this comedy was unique in irking both the North Korean leadership and the White House. Seth Rogen and James Franco play a TV news producer and a sleazy celebrity TV presenter, who plan an interview with Kim Jong-un (Randall Park) as a ratings booster. Unexpectedly, Kim is a huge fan of Franco's show, and the two bond. However, American security forces coerce the duo into attempting to assassinate the dictator with a poison handshake. There are some smart jabs lurking in the loose script of this spoof on popular culture and politics, which is naughty, dumb and patchily funny. While Franco chews the scenery, Rogen and Park display excellent comic timing.