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Penn is terrific in his low-key doggedness.
I was steadily absorbed by The Interpreter, even though much of the plot didn't make a great deal of sense.
While it pains me to beat up on Pollack, who, in addition to being a consistently wonderful actor, is at least attempting to make movies the old-fashioned way, it pains me more to actually sit through his movies.
As a straight-ahead thriller, the movie is enjoyable and stirring much of the time.
You're left with admirable, even noble, wreckage, but wreckage it is.
Rare is the movie where the performances can make up for an almost fatally flawed script. This is one of them.
As a character drama about dealing with violence and loss, The Interpreter is a quiet success. Unfortunately, it's a thriller, and all of the qualities that make it a successful character study rob it of the tension a thriller needs to succeed.
Much ballyhooed for its on-location filming in and around the United Nations building in Manhattan "The Interpreter" works better as a captivating drama than it does as an espionage thriller due to some sticking plot points that prevent the audience from
This intense thriller is best for older teens and adults.
It's a dumb movie masquerading as smart but failing miserably.
High-class to a fault, and well-cast in every supporting role ... nevertheless burns with a very low flame.
It may not be a perfect film, but it's just nice to see a master at work.
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.
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.
The problem with all this sneaking around is that it is rarely ever all that suspenseful.
September 25, 2006
Solid, mature and finely acted, but intermittently daft.
This is largely a competent, successful thriller, but observing global politics from this perspective is an uncomfortable, frustrating experience.
Nothing about The Interpreter strikes us as very original.
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.
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