The Interpreter

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Teddy S @Teddy_S 5 days ago Bad script, bad direction and a truly terrible lead performance from Kidman, who communicates in a weird, lifeless monotone for the duration. Boring, over-long and without any redeeming features. A true slog to get through. See more bruce F @bruce999 Aug 4, 2026 better than expected... this is a fine drama hard to understand at times, but a real suspenser See more Kass S @RT89265584 Apr 26, 2026 Fabulous film with great acting, Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman and great chemistry. See more Jelisije J @jjosifovic Aug 9, 2025 I love this film. You want a story filled with suspense, action, keeps you on the edge of your seat, with great dialogue from great actors then this is the film for you. See more kevenquinlan T @RT75276071 Jun 24, 2025 Watching again in 2025. Ahh. It's ok. Like most reviewers the pretense for all that is happening is so far fetched as to simple not be plausible in any way. Love Kidman and don't you wish Penn woulda pumped out more movies- what an underutilized talent. Pollock TIRES, it just doesn't come out all that well. I'm cool with having watched it but won't be keeping it for my collection. It's just not a movie I'm ever gonna wanna watch again and it's not iconic enough to keep for any reason. See more Blu B @RT43513976 Mar 8, 2025 It ends up being a run of the mill forgettable political thriller more or less. Everything is just alright enough about it. Pollack's direction isn't bad with some nice framing, a memorable location,and good camerawork but the plot is just so complex. It feels like there's three different subplots going on. One with Kidman, another with the actual assassination plot, and Penn's investigation. It's so hard to follow in the middle. The twist makes sense but there is no way anyone could get that from what came before. It's so jumpy and convuluted. The other problem is the acting is so emotionless. Penn & Kidman have about as much chemistry as North & South Korea have. Also, because we never really get a face on the bad guy and just get goons and people just show up once it's very hard to put a face to any of the conspirators as well. Add all that up and it ends up getting very boring. It's a interesting setup and the core murder plot is interesting but it just gets so distracted. Also, I don't get why you'd show the murders in Africa at the start. Clearly Kidman isn't behind it after what we saw so suspecting her and watching it all unfold for the first half feels pointless despite using it to establish character to. Skip this. I can't even say Pollack has lost his touch at this point for a last flick. He's always been prone to making borefests like this throughout his career. This isn't the worst one though for better or worse. It just needed to focus on the core plot, get better acting, and be able to put a face to the bad dudes. See more Read all reviews

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