The Interpreter (2005)

the audience applauded

Boring, long, and too preachy.

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

I can usually trust nik kid to choose decent roles and I never watch Sean penn movies as I think he doesn't have any emotions so he over acts. Boring snooze boring. I'm still waiting for something to happen. Nuffin

If only the editor and script supervisor got together with hair and make up, I might've been able to stay in the story, but every 30 sec Nicole Kidman's hair changed. No idea how professionals could not notice this or care.

The "interpreter" attacks current issues like terrorism and genocide. It illustrates our contemporary Western policy that chooses to cover up what is really going on in Africa. But it also shows the few strong individuals who want and dare to fight for democracy and change, and to me as a peace activist, it is very important. I also like the view of vengeance found in the fictional country of Matobo in Africa, becouse as Nicole Kidman's character tells "Vengeance is a lazy form of grief," And she also tells a very interesting story from Matobo: When a man kills a member of your family and is captured, he is tied up and thrown into the river, and it is up to your family to save him, or let him drink. If he drewns, you will have vengeance, but you will grieve all of your days. If you save him, you will be released from your lament. That's why I rank the movie as high as on the second place on my list over in my opinion the world's best movies.The second thing that makes this movie so good is the actors is Nicole Kidman makes a really good impression to me whit a vaguely South African accent and a little girl fearing peering out from behind her big-girl occupation. And Sean Penn matches here with a weary professionalism, a way of sitting there and just looking at here , as if she will finally break down and tell him what he thinks she knows. It's intriguing the way his character keeps several possibilities in his mind at once, instead of just signing on with the theory that has the most sympathy from the audience. Part of it obviously depends on Sydney Pollack's extraordinary direction.

Director Sydney Pollack delivers megawatt star power, high gloss, and political passion to The Interpreter.It features Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, and Catherine Keener.This thriller is about an overheard conversation leads a woman into a dark world of deadly intrigue.In one of the hidden corridors of power at United Nations headquarters, translator Silvia Broome overhears a potentially explosive secret about a planned assassination attempt. But when federal agent Tobin Keller investigates her claim and digs deeper into Silvia's dangerous past, he begins to question whether she is a victim. As Keller and his partner, Dot Woods dig deeper into Broome's story as well as her past, they discover a shocking tale of violence and corruption tied to Zuwanie's regime.As a straight-ahead thriller, the movie is enjoyable and stirring much of the time.Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn deliver smooth, understated performances while trading conspiratorial politicians for potential assassination.While the film distances itself from real-life politics, it softens its potential impact as a thriller about contemporary globalization and threats to international peace, but the personal drama between two people who gain a deep appreciation for shared anguish, without being artificially forced into romance adds a richly human dimension to the expert handling of the thriller elements of a complex yet easily-followed plot.It may not be a perfect film, but it's just nice to see a talented cast at work.