SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

The Movie Diorama I was not expecting this! Like...at all! This was a blast, a nuclear blast. I had probably way too much fun. The controversy surrounding this during 2014 pretty much nearly sparked global decimation. This film then became a statement for the freedom of speech and artistic integrity. And despite the depiction of assassinating Kim Jung-Un as a threat...I loved this. Staging an interview with the supreme leader of North Korea who is being probed questions by an eccentric flamboyant entertainer was just magic. It was like a campier version of The Graham Norton Show, mixed in with the same level of violence from The Jeremy Kyle Show. I mean this was bonkers! Fingers are being bitten off, tanks are rolling around to the soothing sounds of Katy Perry's 'Firework' and there's a whole lot of anus jokes. The crude humour might put some people off, and I do believe it is rather excessive...but it's just a bit of fun. No harm done really. James Franco was hilarious and is now possibly one of my favourite comedic actors. Seth Rogen was Seth Rogen. Randall Park...well, brave move sir. I thought the whole comedic timing and screenplay was pretty decent, most I've laughed in a comedy for quite some time which is always an impressive accomplishment. Just seeing Kim Jung play basketball, cry about margaritas and generally seem like a normal laddish lad felt...I don't know...surreal. Exclaiming "what the actual flip is going on!?" to my soul as I watched him scream with joy as he drives a tank. My life is now complete. The barrage of random scenes and callback humour can feel exhausting towards the end but to be honest I had so much fun that I really don't care. This review is so inconsistently structured and feels like a stream of consciousness (apologies...), but it reflects the craziness of the film. If you're having doubts about watching this, don't. Give it a shot! Dave Skylark is my new favourite character. "Signing off!"

jrgiffordjames Enough said. However, I need to say more to fulfill IMDBs requirements on review length.

EBJ The Interview was a joint directorial effort between Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen(whom also stars) and stars James Franco and Randall Park. We follow talk show host Dave Skylark(James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rappaport(Seth Rogen) who are tasked by the CIA to assassinate North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting. It's is actually sad how good this movie could have been and how mediocre it actually was. It had the setup of a genius satire, which is perfect for the current climate, but had the payoff of that equivalent to the end of 'Batman V Superman'(fight me on that). This movie is very similar to DC V Marvel: Dawn of the Backlash in the fact it had so much potential and so much marketing surrounding it but upon release it was very disappointing and scrutinised all the potential it had. Some jokes hit so if you feel the need to watch it, then I can't say to shouldn't but I don't feel like it contains enough substance to stand on its own two legs.The premise of this movie(while it upsets our supreme leader) is genius and is perfect, especially considering the tension between the USA and North Korea at the time of this review. Even without the current climate, this movie could have been an amazing satire that COULD have stood the test of time. It doesn't and barely stands up and satirical in today's climate. If they maintained the concept that Kim Jong Un is actually a 'sound lad' and a 'playboy', this movie could have been great with a great message. I think it's clever but also foolish how they spell out the movie within the first 30 minutes. Most of the acting was fine and most of the actors tend to have good comedic timing and improvisation. Seth Rogen was arguably the best part of this movie and keeps this movie from total failure. James Franco was really poor in this movie and he just tried to play the stereotypical dumb guy but he came off as just a jerk who just wan't likable. That is a main flaw with this movie; none of the characters are likable. Movies can work with jerk characters as the leads but every character you need to root for must have some redeeming qualities to make a good movie but none of these characters actually contain genuine human characteristics which make you like them. Randall Park was good as Kim Jong Un(although our multi Oscar winning Supreme leader would have done a much better job) and played both sides of his character very well. Diana Bang was fine as Rook.The cinematography was passable: they kept to camera straight(which is all we need in movies these days, right?). The set design was pretty cool and over the top which was nice but the costume design was pretty generic and dull. This movie's primary goal was to make me laugh and it kind of succeeded. I laughed at some jokes in this movie but it wasn't enough to warrant multiple re-watches.In conclusion, this movie has a solid premise and a reasonable cast so it should have been great. It was mildly funny but not to the point whereas it is a must see. If you want to see this movie, then by all means you may get a kick or two out of it but aside from that, I can't say that you need to see this movie.6/10

farchettiensis If it didn't have James Franco in it, maybe it'd be slightly funny. Franco's character is a grotesque caricature and makes it impossible to suspend disbelief. Seth is solid, and scenes without Franco are decent, but the movie isn't funny. If you're happy about this movie ridiculing the dictator, congrats, but this doesn't make it a good movie.2/10 - didn't have one genuine laugh and lost all respect for James Franco.