The Interview

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The film that has made me permanently question my morals as I guiltily admit to enjoying it a bit. I would give The Interview a 4.5/10.

The Interview is surprising in that it has dialogue that thrives with great character chemistry and a brilliant sense of pacing. The use of music for comedic purposes is incredibly well done, I have to give a special mention to Katy Perry's 'Firework'. Another high point was the great special effects, the drone, the tiger and Kim Jong Un's death were some beautiful moments of special effects.

Seth Rogen, who played Aaron Rapaport, was quie a cynical and restrained form of comedic performance; he thrived on acting a role rather than acting out the punchline. Lizzy Caplan, who played Agent Lacey, was a strong role; her sassy hardened agent heightened the drama and action elements of the plot. Randall Park, who played President Kim, was exceptional; his constant comedic brilliance was only countered by his great ability to switch to a very serious role and performance.

Yet it was James Franco, who played Dave Skylark, that stood out in this film. He wasn't just funny or a good actor in this; he made it fun. He said every joke he delivered perfectly, he made his performance incredibly engaging. His character chemistry was fantastic, especially with Rogen and Park. Franco's performance probably made the film.

I have to critique the editing and cinematography of this film, the editing moved to quick and the cinematography was jarring and often cut off people in awkward ways. The comedy played too close to being offensive and racist; it was cheap basic humour and didn't really set this comedy apart from other films. The story also strayed into intense moments of gore which really took you out of the feeling of this comedic film and brought the film down.

Diana Bang, who played Sook, was a character that became Rogen's love interest quite out of nowhere; her sudden change undermined her entire character and made her role very redundant.