Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.
The Interview is a raucous, politically charged comedy that drew more attention for its real-world controversy than its cinematic merits. The plot is thin and predictable, following a buddy-comedy structure with few surprises beyond its audacious premise. Rogen and Franco have natural chemistry and commit fully to their roles, elevating the material somewhat. Cinematography is functional at best — competent but unremarkable for a studio comedy. The North Korea setting and satirical target give it some novelty, though the humor is broad and juvenile rather than sharply subversive like a true political satire. The ending devolves into generic action-comedy territory, undermining whatever satirical edge the film built up.