When the presenter of dumbed-down celebrity interview show ‘Skylark Tonight’ learns that North Korean despot
Kim Jong-un is a fan of his show, Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron decide to
do what any journalist would do and secure an interview with the supreme
leader. On discovering that they will be granted access to North Korea and its dictator, the
CIA get Dave and Aaron to agree to assassinate Kim through poisoning him. Things
become complicated as Dave begins a bromance with the madman he has been sent
to kill and Aaron falls for a North Korean woman.
If you can’t already tell by
the plot, The Interview is an incredibly silly film. From its opening Eminem
cameo to its over the top tank vs helicopter finale, its frequently as dumb as
its characters. Dick jokes, shit jokes, gratuitous swearing, casual racism,
sexism and a splash of homophobia are all doused on the script making this a
film aimed squarely at an audience that enjoys the juvenile side of life. Those
looking for any smart satire need not apply or need to look very, very
carefully and far beneath the thick layer of surprisingly bloody violence and
unsurprisingly salty humour.
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