In the action-comedy The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show “Skylark Tonight.” When they discover that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the two least-qualified men imaginable, to assassinate Kim Jong-un.
I don’t usually enjoy films in the Seth Rogen genre, so I had low expectations for The Interview. The movie is better than I expected. It’s not as vulgar and trashy as I was expecting.
The plot is stupid, and makes no effort to conceal that fact. It’s quite watchable, despite a slowdown midway through.
Seth Rogen is basically hilarious every time he’s on screen, as much as it pains me to admit that. James Franco -as others have do doubt pointed out- is insufferable. He’s plain annoying and unlikeable.
This otherwise quite ordinary film will be viewed through the curious lens of foreign relations. It serves as an unwitting example of Western culture. The good, and the bad.
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