“The film hackers tried to get banned.”
The Interview follows Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport, the team behind the celebrity tabloid show Skylark Tonight. When a surprising admirer turns out to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, their planned trip to Pyongyang takes a dangerous turn. What begins as a high-profile interview becomes a covert mission with far more at stake than a television segment.
The film was made in the United States and runs 112 minutes. Seth Rogen and James Franco lead the story as the talk-show hosts whose on-air confidence collides with a far riskier assignment. Randall Park appears as Kim Jong-un, the figure whose invitation sets the plot in motion. The mix of comedy and action depends on the contrast between their shallow media world and the serious pressure that follows them overseas.
Set largely around a tightly controlled North Korean environment, the film leans on the tension between spectacle and danger. Its tone is brash and satirical, with fantasy elements folded into a story about power, propaganda and public performance. The result is a noisy, fast-moving adventure that keeps comedy close to political threat.
The film was made in the United States and runs 112 minutes. Seth Rogen and James Franco lead the story as the talk-show hosts whose on-air confidence collides with a far riskier assignment. Randall Park appears as Kim Jong-un, the figure whose invitation sets the plot in motion. The mix of comedy and action depends on the contrast between their shallow media world and the serious pressure that follows them overseas.
Set largely around a tightly controlled North Korean environment, the film leans on the tension between spectacle and danger. Its tone is brash and satirical, with fantasy elements folded into a story about power, propaganda and public performance. The result is a noisy, fast-moving adventure that keeps comedy close to political threat.
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6.2 / 10