
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... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| The PlaylistTess HofmannComedy is most effective when it’s taking a risk. Here, the directors took a big risk, and managed to finesse something shocking and novel out of the familiar Franco-Rogen dynamic without overplaying their hand. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasHilarious, but it's probably going to get us nuked. |
| Showbiz JunkiesRebecca MurrayUnfortunately, while The Interview does have some truly funny moments, actually taking in a screening of the movie is a bit of a letdown. |
| HitFixDrew McWeenyThe Interview is laugh out loud funny all the way through, and once again proves that Rogen and Goldberg will do anything, no matter how dark, for a big laugh, and that character is just as important as punchlines in their work. |
| MLive.comJohn SerbaIt's funny, both as a bro-buddy comedy with many jokes sourced from the underwear region, and as an opportunity to put the "political" in "political incorrectness." |
| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey[VIDEO ESSAY] This could mark the first time in history that a movie was used as an excuse to start a war. |
| Lawrence.comEric MelinIt is indeed a lowbrow comedy, but it's not just some dumb movie - and the fictitious assassination of a living world leader is not even the most dangerous thing about it. |
| Reno News and ReviewBob GrimmThis maintains a level of hilarity on par with "Pineapple Express" and "This is the End." Everybody...just relax, and let yourself have a good laugh. |
| About.comJames RocchiThe Interview may be caught up in turmoil -- considering how smart it is about how dumb we can be when pop culture meets politics, that's pretty funny -- but it's also a funny, risky and well-done comedy far ahead of most of its studio peers. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansStrip away the butt jokes, and there's a comic satire of power-mad idiocy on a level with "Dr. Strangelove" or "Duck Soup." |