This review reportedly contains spoilers.
I believe the Sony hack and bomb threats by North Korea were probably one of the best marketing gags in history.
This movie is about James Franco (James Franco) who has a TV Show that is produced by Seth Rogen (Seth Rogen). When they realize that Kim Jong Un (Randall Park) is a big fan of the show they decide to Interview him. When the CIA tells hears about this, they want them to kill him. So starts the craziest murder plan in movie history.
For most parts this is a typical Seth Rogen James Franco stoner comedy. We get the typical putting something huge up his butt, James Franco has a big party and gets drunk, and many more.
For the most parts I'd say there is no acting by the two main guys, it's just them being them. BUT we get great acting by Randall Park. And we get one great scene by James Franco. It's close to the end when the titular Interview takes place. Franco asks the normal questions and then, from one second to the next, switches to a serious face and asks serious questions. This scene really stayed in my mind.
Another scene that stood out to me, that I want to mention, is the scene where the tank shoots at the helicopter. We get a slo-mo shot of the rocket hitting the helicopter, all to the sound of a piano cover of Firework by Katy Perry (a song they set up earlier).
A last standout scene is the massacre in the control room. So much blood and gore. I really appreciate that scene for what they dared to do.
But, other than those three scenes it was pretty much a normal stoner comedy (with less drugs though). If you like those movies, you will like this one. If you don't like those kind of movies you will hate this, especially for all the hype it got.
I'm rating it 3.5 stars, it's a fun movie, but surely not for everyone.
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