Review of The Interview (2014) by Thefilmfanatic — 29 Dec 2014
The Interview is exactly what you expect it to be, a Franco-Rogen comedy with little in substance or themes outside their recurring joke repertoire. Although the film restricts its use of crude teenage humour, the overall tone never really goes beyond an adolescent mind. Are James Franco and Seth Rogen funny? Yes. Did this film cross any lines in terms of political content? Not really.
The portrayal of Kim Jong-Un is not even close to how dehumanizing it could have been. The pop culture references throughout the film accent the premise of Franco as a talk show host who is up-to-date on current events, but the narrative had so much potential and fell very, very short.
The Interview is nothing special and the only reason for Korea's disgust towards it would be the dethroning of the fearless leader off his godly pedestal. This film is Team America: World Police meets Tropic Thunder and it delivers exactly what you expect it to. I had high hopes for The Interview despite its controversial topic given the success of Franco and Rogen's last film This Is The End, but it just failed to deliver the smart comedy it could have been.
This review of The Interview (2014) was written by Thefilmfanatic on 29 Dec 2014.
The Interview has generally received mixed reviews.
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