With the arrival of summer, there are finally some movies worth seeing and reviewing. Here are my thoughts on The Interpreter. (**** excellent, *** good, ** fair, * poor)
The Interpreter (**1/2*): The Interpreter is an international political thriller directed by Sydney Pollack (Out of Africa, The Firm) and starring Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman. Kidman plays Silvia Broom, a United Nations interpreter who hears whispers late one night that she thinks are a plot to assassinate a corrupt African dictator who is coming to the UN to give a speech defending his rule. She reports what she has heard, and US Secret Service agent Tobin Keller (Sean Penn) is given the assignment of investigating the potential assassination. Keller is suspicious of Ms. Broom's motivations and the movie focuses on the possible plot to kill the African dictator and the evolving relationship between Penn and Kidman's character. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this movie is that it is the first film shot inside the UN, and we should not be surprised since the film has only nice things to say about the organization. The plot is solid, but plods along at times. The film takes too long to reach its conclusion, and the change in the relationship between Penn and Kidman that takes place about midway through the film is not sufficiently explained or convincing. The Interpreter is a solid but unspectacular thriller that is worth renting on DVD once, but never again, as you will likely forget all about it soon enough.
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