The Interpreter 2005 by AverageMansReviews

The Interpreter 2005 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/terrorism/shooting/suffocation/references to cleansing, whitewashing, rituals, vehicle crash, racism and kamikaze.

She heard something that she wasn't meant to: basically; Silvia Broome [Nicole Kidman:] she is a South African linguist for the UN, that gets caught up in something all because she wasn't meant to hear it, but she gets sent The US Secret Service assigns Dignitary Protection Division: DPD Special Agent Tobin Keller [Sean Penn:] he is very good at his profession, but also going through something personal with his professional partner DPD Special Agent Dot Woods [Catherine Keener:] she is excellent at her job; these two are assigned to find out what is going on with Silvia Broome and this potential threat to national security.

Generally speaking: well I have to be honest and say; the script, the framework and pacing of this 128 minutes film is just so boring, I mean it really does have some substance to it, but after no more than 30 minutes, I was already like can we put our foot on the accelerator a bit, don't get me wrong much, much later on it does get quicker, then blacks off again and get quicker in the final section; but until then it is like watching Paint Drying Championships

Comedy, action and art; we have this moment of comedy where we have DPD Special Agent Woods telling this adult entertainer essentially not to get too close to this individual that she and her partner are babysitting and for the action it basically is what you come to expect from these type of terrorist film plots guns firing, chasing, explosion and attempted assassination and right at the end of the film there is a good closing scene which this film ends on [yes I am struggling for things to talk about in this content.]

Character developments and performances; well it is difficult to say really on one hand broadly speaking they are good versions of what they are meant to be and their performances reflect that. Whilst on the other hand Kidman and Penn's character types and simultaneously performances feel very formulaic as their characters are going through the motions with as I have already said simultaneously their on-screen chemistry pretty much actually scratch that very clearly reflect that also: in a nutshell what we have here is a building block and a round hole scenario.

This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; after everything is said and done this is the only mark I could think to give this project, like I have indicated it knows what it is from beginning to end and it sticks to the plan, but it doesn't help when it is extremely limited on enthusiasm, so if you like any of the performance names I have mentioned in this content; take a look at this film, but I wouldn't expect too much. Yes this film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 3 Winners that includes but not limited to Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2005 LAFCA Award Best Supporting Actress Catherine Keener Shared with: Capote The Ballad of Jack and Rose The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Huabiao Film Awards 2005 Huabiao Film Award Outstanding Translated Foreign Film. 2 Nominees would include but not limited to Golden Trailer Awards 2005 Golden Trailer Best Drama