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Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) are the team behind the popular tabloid-TV show "Skylark Tonight." After learning that North Korea's Kim Jong Un (Randall Park) is a huge fan of the show, they successfully set up an interview with him, hoping to legitimize themselves as actual journalists. However, as Dave and Aaron prepare for their journey to Pyongyang, the CIA steps in, recruits them, and assigns them an incredible mission: Assassinate the dictator.
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Unfortunately overshadowed by controversy (and under-screened as a result), The Interview's screenplay offers middling laughs bolstered by its two likable leads.

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Emily St. James Vox Even the film's most ardent champions would likely concede that The Interview is a spectacularly weird film to end up at the center of a free speech brouhaha. Sep 26, 2016 Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire It's funny and strange, with an admirably gonzo sensibility, and it approaches the job of mocking Kim with the appropriate degree of joy-buzzer delight. Jun 7, 2016 Full Review Scott Marks San Diego Reader The suffocating level of redundancy on display kneecaps any legitimate chance the film had at embracing social satire. Rated: 1/4 Aug 20, 2015 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review A funny, silly, stupid comedy that will make some people laugh, others not so much. Any response beyond that is an overreaction. Rated: 3/4 Jul 13, 2022 Full Review Q.V. Hough Vague Visages The Interview will impress many when the mood turns serious, but these faux-moments of shrewdness come only after the non-stop, over-the-top antics from James Franco. Jun 27, 2022 Full Review James Croot Stuff.co.nz If you want a real envelope-pushing, controversial, yet uproariously funny movie in your life right now, then go seek out (or revisit) the truly anarchic Team America: World Police. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 8, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I mean this Movie is alright, it is funny but sometimes it is just way to much going on, there are some brutal scenes made in some of the funniest and most ridiculous way possible that it is not only brutal, funny but also so cruel and brutal that it just makes the scene very shocking for a moment , yeah but overall a decent movie which is just way to much. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely hilarious and way ahead of its time with some very fun characters and memorable moments of ridiculousness 😂👍🏼 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Lasse L I remembered this film more fondly than it deserves. It's pretty crass and stupid, though it has its moments. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Dave C As expected, this is puerile guff in the wind. Whilst presenting itself as a satirical comedy, it is just whimsical nonsense. I'd say it was pegged as a kids comedy if it wasn't for the content. I'm not sure this would even land with the teen stoner brigade it seems aimed at Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/24 Full Review Blu B I thought it would have a bit more substance to it (which it does have in spurts) especially given it nearly caused WWIII in real life. But it's alright honestly. The editing isn't that bad here. It mixes a comedy and a spy thriller together sort of well at times. The story makes sense and there isn't that many stuff just happens moments honestly. The problem this has is it sort of just runs out of gas with the humor honestly towards the middle of the runtime. A lot of it just falls flat and is really dumb humor especially because of Franco who normally is comedic gold. But his character here is so dumb, over the top, and a idiot the entire time there is never any chance for substance. Rogan as the straight man is alright as the voice of reason but the chemistry isn't that that strong here compared to other works. Park as Kim is just alright too which is a bit of a disappointment. Mainly because of Franco's character which maybe the biggest problem. And this kills the pacing throughout. These jokes DRAG quite a bit at times. A 10 second joke will go on for like 45 seconds or over a minute and it wasn't funny to begin with so it really kills things. The music isn't bad but it doesn't really fit the asetics and Katy Perry numbers don't mix that well with the generic forgettable score at times. Everything else is just ok. Again it's not horrific humor, it's just flat despite starting out sort of good. This needed to make Franco smarter, cut the jokes that run way too long, and make the plot a bit wittier. Simliar to something like To Be or Not to Be. Most people could skip it unless it's at a theater and you wanna give the middle finger to the enemies of the state. USA! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/06/24 Full Review thiago s filme legal pra caralho, e muito engraçado, gostei do james franco no filme e o seth rogen também acrescentou demais, e o resto do elenco ajudou muito o filme a ser engraçado, recomendo muito Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) are the team behind the popular tabloid-TV show "Skylark Tonight." After learning that North Korea's Kim Jong Un (Randall Park) is a huge fan of the show, they successfully set up an interview with him, hoping to legitimize themselves as actual journalists. However, as Dave and Aaron prepare for their journey to Pyongyang, the CIA steps in, recruits them, and assigns them an incredible mission: Assassinate the dictator.
Director
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Producer
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver
Screenwriter
Dan Sterling
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Point Grey
Rating
R (Crude and Sexual Humor|Bloody Violence|Nudity|Pervasive Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 2, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 3, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.1M
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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