Review of The Interview (2014) by Leon B — 13 Jun 2015

Review:

This movie isn't politically correct in a lot of ways and I can understand why some people got upset with the storyline but if you watch it from a entertainment point of view, which is what it's supposed to be, it is a fun ride with some over the top jokes. Its about 2 buddies who run a successful celebrity tabloid channel who want to be taken seriously. They find out that the Northern Korea leader, Kim Jong-un, is a fan of there show so they travel to North Korea to try and get an interview with him. Once he agrees to the interview, they move into his palace and they find out that all is not what it seems. When they finally go through with the interview, Kim Jong-un's true personality comes out and the 2 buddies end up fleeing for there life's, with the help from 2 of the Koreans guards. The storyline is really far fetched and stupid in parts and the jokes do go a bit to far sometimes but you can't fault it for originality. The studio ended up losing a lot of money from the movie because of the terrible rumours and computer viruses which came out before its release. With this in mind, you do feel like it was a lot of hype over nothing because the film is more silly than a political statement. With that aside, I did laugh at a couple of the scenes and I liked when Kim Jong-un and James Franco became buddies but it does go a bit too far. Watchable!

Round-Up:

Although this movie had a lot of negative press surrounding it, I doubt that it will damage Franco and Rogens careers. Franco who made his debut in Never Been Kissed in 1999, has starred in well over 80 movies in his career and he has covered most genres. He is the driving force in this movie, because of his outrageous lines and weird face expressions and he did seem to out act Seth Rogen in many ways. At 37 years of age, he really has achieved a lot in his career so I doubt that he will take the negative press that seriously. Seth Rogen has also achieved a lot since his debut in Donnie Darko in 2001 and he's mostly known for his role in the 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) and Knocked Up (2007). His movies usually gross quite a bit of money at the box office so I doubt that his career will be damaged with this film. He did direct this movie alongside Evan Goldberg, who also directed This Is The End with Seth Rogen and the 2 are pairing up again to make Console Wars in 2016. Anyway, they really did push the boundaries with this film and it didn't go down well with most audiences, because the problems in North Korea still exist so I'm not surprised that some people were still a bit touchy with this subject matter. .

Budget: $43million.

Worldwide Gross: $11million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their comedy/action movies about 2 buddies who want to push there celebrity tabloid TV show to its limit by interviewing Kim Jong-un, whose a fan of there show. 4/10.