Interpreter

Pros: Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn. Interesting plot.
Cons: Character development could have been better.

I have liked Nicole Kidman for several years and try to see most of her movies. I have enjoyed all of her movies that I have seen and I’m sure I’ll see more of them in the future. I first saw a preview for her new movie, The ...

Pros: none really
Cons: acting, miscast characters, no drama, no thrills, bad story

It's hard to understand why people can call a movie a psychological thriller, yet deal nothing with the psychology of the mind, nor put any real thrills into the film. The Interpreter is a film which I had really high hopes for when I first saw ...

Pros: Tense, beautiful art direction, excellent musical score, Kidman, Penn, Keener
Cons: A bit too predictable; the ending lets it down

The Interpreter is a thriller set in the United Nations – well, some in Africa (another fictional country – Matoba – fictional African countries are sure getting popular these days, we recently saw one in ...

Pros: bravura acting, location verisimilitude
Cons: a multifaceted plot apparently too difficult for some viewers to understand

Although one gets more attention for tearing into widely-acclaimed movies, I more enjoy attempting to rescue widely-panned ones. Sydney Pollack's 2005 "The Interpreter" has been trashed more by epinionators than in other venues. This kept me from seeking ...

Pros: Sean Penn, filming inside the United Nations
Cons: Nicole Kidman, some of the more predictable moments

Nicole Kidman is one of those actresses that I can’t quite put my finger on. I can’t say I love her work, nor can I say I hate it. At best I find her work tolerable, although I think I have a harder time embracing her as the characters she portrays. ...

Pros: Original story, interesting subject matter
Cons: Boring, no chemistry between the actors

The Interpreter is an interesting but ultimately boring movie about a possible assassination plot overhead by a language interpreter at the United Nations. It stars Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, and is directed by Syndey Pollack. In the opening ...

Pros: They seem to have the facts right.
Cons: It's almost like watching a news report.

Even when you're faced with bringing to life an idea you don't particularly care for, you still are prone to the occasional flash of brilliance. A movie like The Interpreter strikes me as the type of movie nobody writes because they want to. ...

Pros: Kidman
Cons: Predictable

It was Tom's birthday Tuesday so I let him pick what we were to do that day. He decided on a late lunch and a movie. He picked The Interpreter. That sounded alright with me. I mean I do like Nicole Kidman a great deal ever since I saw her in ...

Pros: performances, plot with potential, Sydney Pollack cameo, makes the U.N. a character
Cons: byzantine plot, issues that don't sell, too many plot twists

Sydney Pollock is a gifted director, whose cameos are often better than other people's films. While his body of work includes the occastional comedy, like Tootsie (1982) - or bittersweet romance like The Way We Were (1973) - Pollock is one of the most ...

Pros: Everything is done decently...
Cons: ...but not notably well.

Directed by Sydney Pollack (The Firm, Three Days of the Condor), The Interpreter is similarly a mature political thriller, in the vein of last year's M anchurian Candidate, and fits that genre for ...

Pros: Thoughtful adult entertainment, great performances!
Cons: The set up takes a while, but the action is worth waiting for!

Note: This movie appears twice in the Epinions database. I intially posted this review on 4/25 where there was no photo, and mine was the first review. I have moved it from there to here, where it is the 12th review. I hope those who rated my first ...

Pros: Suspenseful, Sean Penn.
Cons: The story itself.

Reviewing movies, depending on how you look at it, can be either a very easy or a very hard task. In most cases, it can be a very easy task (at least from my perspective). Simply explain why you thought the movie was good or bad. The problem arises when ...

Pros: Penn and Kidman, Pollock's direction, script, plot
Cons: some may find it too long and or slow (though not me)

When I first saw a preview last fall for The Interpreter, the new political thriller starring Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman, I knew I'd be there opening weekend (despite the fact that part of me really wanted to go see Kung Fu Hustle ...

Pros: Suspenseful, mysterious, riveting
Cons: Secret Service oddly investigating Sylvia

I was in the mood for an action packed thriller when looking over the selection of videos at our local library. My daughter started getting antsy so I chose this one although Nicole Kidman has never rang my bell. The Interpreter also stars Sean ...

Pros: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener; smooth, crisp direction and script
Cons: Ending a letdown;

Political intrigue. Assassination attempts. Ethnic cleansing. Personal danger. Court of international diplomacy. Academy award winning actors and director. It all makes up for a smart, deliciously intriguing if not particularly explosive thriller in THE ...