The Interview

In the The Interview, Dave Skylark (James Franco) and his producer Aaron Rapoport (Seth Rogen) run the popular celebrity tabloid TV show 'Skylark Tonight.' When they discover that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a fan of the show, they land an interview with him in an attempt to legitimize themselves as journalists. As Dave and Aaron prepare to travel to Pyongyang, their plans change when the CIA recruits them, perhaps the most unlikely candidates, to 'take out' Kim Jong-un.

I'm going to leave my political thoughts about the making of this movie and all the chaos that has ensued over the last month out of the review.  The only thing I will say is that it is things like this movie and the marketing of it that make the rest of the world hate the U.S.  Moving on - the movie in itself was actually pretty funny.  James Franco was great as the over the top personality and I usually don't like him all that much.  The banter between him and all other characters made the movie.  

I am torn on recommending the movie.  On one hand it was very funny.  But on the other hand this is a movie that has contributed to all sorts of controversy, propaganda and self-righteousness that I find frustrating and annoying as hell.  Why couldn't they have just used a made up world leader with a similar name and appearance?  Foolish.