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The Interview
Evan Goldberg
(2014)
112min
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Review
Our Score
by
Karen Krizanovich
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.
Summary
The presenter of a lowbrow TV show and his producer plan a trip to North Korea after landing an exclusive interview with dictator Kim Jong-un. Before setting off, they are recruited by the CIA to assassinate the politician - a task they are sorely underqualified to carry out. Controversial comedy, starring James Franco, Seth Rogen and Lizzy Caplan.
Cast & Crew
Dave Skylark
James Franco
Aaron Rapaport
Seth Rogen
Agent Lacey
Lizzy Caplan
Kim Jong-un
Randall Park
Sook
Diana Bang
Malcolm
Timothy Simons
Jake
Anders Holm
General Jong
Charles Chun
Director
Evan Goldberg
Director
Seth Rogen
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Sony
Guidance:
Violence, swearing
Available on:
DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
6 Feb 2015
Comedy
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