It's a dumb movie masquerading as smart but failing miserably.
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05/27/08
The Interpreter (2005)
58 %
Reviews Counted: 186 Fresh: 108 Rotten:78 Average Rating: 6.1/10
Consensus:
A polished and intelligent thriller, though marred by plot implausibilities.
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
Synopsis: Director Sidney Pollack's diverse career sees him returning to familiar ground with THE INTERPRETER. Crafted from the same mould that saw Pollack produce the superlative political thriller THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (1975), Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn star in a film riddled with subterfuge,... [More]
Genre: Thriller
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Earl Cameron
Director: Sydney Pollack
Screenwriter: Charles Randolph, Scott Frank, Steven Zaillian
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kevin Misher
Composer: James Newton Howard
Screenwriter: Charles Randolph, Scott Frank, Steven Zaillian
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kevin Misher
Composer: James Newton Howard
Reviews
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This is largely a competent, successful thriller, but observing global politics from this perspective is an uncomfortable, frustrating experience.
02/09/06
Top Critic
In short, The Interpreter is an enjoyably old-fashioned movie that reminds you that thrillers don't have to be about big budget effects and explosions to succeed.
04/23/05
Its high-mindedness has obscured the thriller's basic function -- to deliver thrills.
04/23/05
A polished and preposterous thriller, The Interpreter offers two excellent actors a chance to show off, but it's not half as important as it thinks it is.
04/19/05
Top Critic
Yes, it's grappling with grown-up subject matter, but did The Interpreter have to be quite so lifeless?
04/19/05
Top Critic
A very old fashioned thriller that successfully uses tried and trusted techniques and craft but slaves them to a story reflecting very modern concerns and issues.
04/17/05
Offers something more meaty and topical than the pulling power of its glittering parts
04/14/05
Top Critic
They really don't make 'em like this anymore: tightly wound thrillers with a political relevance that adds newsworthy urgency to the drama and suspense.
04/05/05
High-class to a fault, and well-cast in every supporting role ... nevertheless burns with a very low flame.
09/24/07
It may not be a perfect film, but it's just nice to see a master at work.
07/14/07
Now we know actors are just that, but it's a little hard to suspend disbelief and buy Sean as a government agent out to foil an assassination plot, when just a few months ago he was out to assassinate Richard Nixon on screen.
06/02/07
The problem with all this sneaking around is that it is rarely ever all that suspenseful.
09/25/06
Not a great movie but a nice time and a welcome break from the season's nonstop torrent of interchangeable horror films and Ashton Kutcher comedies.
12/06/05
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