The Interpreter

  • 2005


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Average Rating 3.2/5
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3.0
In setting a thriller about explosive politics to the rhythms of moderation the beat of the U.N. itself, in all its sober and sometimes maddening temp .. EW
3.8
Sydney Pollacks The Interpreter is a taut and intelligent thriller, centering on Nicole Kidman as an interpreter at the United Nations, and Sean Penn .. Rogerebert
3.0
This is largely a competent, successful thriller, but observing global politics from this perspective is an uncomfortable, frustrating experience. Time Out
2.5
The dead wife scenario provides Penn with a grand opportunity for displaying his recent trademark mournful self seriousness, and he delivers.Despite i ..
3.5
As a straight ahead thriller, the movie is enjoyable and stirring much of the time.
3.5
But Our Hero doesnt.As a suspense ploy, this is a mistake, because the already crowded plot wastes too much time proving what we already know to be tr ..
4.0
Theres also a gripping busbomb incident which really doesnt assist the plot in any way, but is excitingto watch. Screen Daily
3.0
The Interpreter is ultimately fluent in many things, but an out and out thriller it is not.
3.0
High class to a fault, and well cast in every supporting role ... nevertheless burns with a very low flame. E Film Critic
4.4
Pollack thinks six moves ahead and distracts us with further intensity before unveiling his masterful rendezvous with all the major players and a city .. E Film Critic
3.8
Even with just phoned in performances, The Interpreter would have been a perfectly satisfying thriller the story is riveting enough on its own. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Christopher Robin Winnie the Pooh is a giant of childrens literature for a reason.His mixture .. Teen Titans Go!
2.0
Its a shame Penns Keller doesnt have anywhere near the sense of humor. Cinema Blend
4.0
A solid, top to bottom movie coming out of Hollywood that isnt a remake, a rehash, a TV show, a sequel or a rappers first steps into the movie biz.THE .. JoBlo
2.5
Where the bricks of plot lack the mortar of credibility, there aint much building going on. The Globe And Mail
5.0
Another remarkable dimensions of this political thriller is that even the subsidiary characters are memorable. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Stumbles in both content and execution, even though its certainly more high minded and smoothly made than the usual run of contemporary action fare. One Guys Opinion
3.2
The films set action piece has a Brooklyn bus explode in Crown Heights. Sover
3.8
This is solid, welcome entertainment that doesnt rely on car chases and shoot outs (although both are represented, after a fact) to generate tension. ReelViews
3.1
Not much of said script makes sense and Pollacks mushy direction fails to heighten the movies few thrills. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
The two plus hour runtime is not a problem for this taut thriller.
3.0
It is a story that lacks both conflict and resolution.It has plenty of mood and plenty of attitude. Lariat
2.0
This unmemorable conspiracy theory film has been gussied up real pretty like with prestigious actors and intelligent dialogue, and darn if it doesnt m .. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Theres one good sequence on a bus, and theres a glossy high tone look, but Sydney Pollacks direction is surprisingly slack, with little suspense.Mild .. News Review
4.0
Its high mindedness has obscured the thrillers basic function to deliver thrills. Independent
4.0
But this is an expertly made, grippingly old fashioned thriller that keeps us guessing, and squirming right to the end. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:mins Enjoyable, old fashioned, 1970s style thriller with a political edge that succeeds thanks to Polla .. View London
3.8
Releasing it as early as April indicates Universals confidence that its merits are solid enough for Oscar voters to remember them a few months from no .. Cs Monitor
3.1
Still, its hard to come down too hard on an old fashioned thriller like this one. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
Chokes on its well meant outrage and leaves a moth eaten plot and handful of nonsense characters on its way to a dopey finish. Boston
3.5
The result is a pretty good movie that might have been a terrific thriller, if it wasnt so concerned about being more than a mere thriller. Mountain X
3.8
Two people in prison will likely be released after it was revealed that an Eden Prairie detective illegally searched a defendants car, then created a .. Star Tribune
3.8
It turned out to be a complete bust..Torontos pre megacity mayors on the last time Queens Park messed with city politics With the city on the brink of .. Toronto Star
2.0
The Interpreter offers the pleasure of style with top notch production values. Emanuellevy
3.0
Director Sydney Pollack is more proficient at generating suspense than following through on it. Reel Talk Reviews
3.8
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
2.5
We should all be grateful when A list, Academy Award winning talents come together to do something more meaningful than a mere cloak and dagger thrill .. Slate
4.5
The film spirals to a thrilling and satisfying conclusion, and never offers simple answers to unanswerable questions.
3.0
Neither character is believable, but the stars are absorbing nonetheless, carrying a film that has all the logic defying plot problems of a dazzling H .. Bbc
2.0
Darius Khondjis cinematography captures the clean, elegant modernism that at once expresses the buildings idealistic purpose and places it in a bygone .. The New York Times
3.1
Kidman has this unique gift in the same way Meryl Streep does, and could make reading the telephone book gripping entertainment. The Movie Boy
3.5
The story walks such a frighteningly shaky tightrope (right up to the clever rendezvous on the city bus where almost every main character of the story .. Bullz-Eye
3.5
The average thriller these days is so dumbed down and poorly constructed that even though Sydney Pollacks The Interpreter is put together from pieces .. Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
A good film that would very much like to be better, but that was not to be. Calendar Live
2.5
Despite strong performances from Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, The Interpreter unfortunately doesnt quite translate into a compelling sociopolitical th .. Hollywood
2.0
Beyond all this, The Interpreter is an elegant entertainment of the old school, and a solid vehicle for its stars made with the intelligence, glossy p .. Seattle Pi
4.0
Weak as the script is, it does contain some pretty good lines, like Vengeance is a lazy form of grief..At least I liked it (the line, not the script). Tony Medley
2.0
Sticking plot point prevent the audience from connecting with its convoluted story. Coles Mithey
2.5
Its a timely shot in the arm for the beleaguered institution, a reminder of its humanitarian goals and an argument for boosting its waning influence. Pajiba
3.1
Some will even name drop, equating the sequence to some of the best ever put together by directors like Sturges, Dassin, Polanski, Frankenheimer and, .. Movie Freak
2.5
Unfortunately, The Interpreter is a thriller, and all of the qualities that make it a successful character study rob it of the tension a thriller need ..
4.5
In his new film, The Interpreter a finely tuned example of the genre Pollack doesnt disappoint. Cnn
3.8
Suffice it to say all access passes seem suspiciously easy to come by at the U.N. But despite inherent implausibilities, the tension in these scenes i .. Spliced Wire
3.8
Unfortunately, its as generic and interchangeable as The Stockholm Affair. Movie Habit
3.5
This was one of the best suspense scenes Ive watched in years.The entire movie isnt like this, but when the film clicks, it really clicks. 7M Pictures
1.3
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
2.5
Helmer Sydney Pollack, invoking his CIA thriller Three Days of the Condor, deftly builds tension, particularly during climactic action sequences. Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Pollack does a steady job of unraveling the somewhat complicated plot, bringing the events to a slow boil and keeping you captive even when the movie .. E Online
3.5
But notwithstanding a neat little plot fillip at the end, as a thriller the film is no more than competent and enjoyable in the way that Pollacks The .. La Weekly
4.0
The pleasure I derived from this political thriller is in its integrity to realistic behavior and logical development.It builds taut suspense out of a .. Varia Gate
4.4
While you might expect action and thrills from a political thriller, with this one, you also get great acting. Three Movie Buffs
2.0
Three Oscar winners should have made a gusty, urgent film about even more urgent issues. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
1.0
Daejona M. Holmes, 15, of Kansas City has been charged with two counts of second degree murder in the fatal shootings of her parents, Kinderly Homes, .. Kansas City
2.5
This is mildly amusing in content, yet rather slow in execution, faint on entertainment. Ross Anthony
2.0
Pollack, has confused subtle with muddled and so the film inhabits middle ground between complex and convoluted. Killer Movie Reviews
3.8
Still, in an age of ADD style editing and fabricated stars, The Interpreter is a refreshing throwback to the days of smarter films and passionate dire .. Big Picture Big Sound
4.4
enthralling thriller with lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing until the end as the tension and drama rise. Waffle Movies
3.1
Its not like the film really cuts it as a drama.Plenty of emotional backstory is provided, but Kidman and Penn remain too cold and distant for the aud .. Montreal Film Journal
2.0
The high minded thespians act as if they were making a primer for other less fortunate actors. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
2.0
This weeks TLS October 12, 2018 Visions of modern India; the Odyssey in reception, translation and imagination; what German nationalism did to the ide .. Entertainment Times Online ..
3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
4.5
Despite a script that at times seems a little too pretentious, The Interpreter benefits from strong work by Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman and Se .. Bowling Green Daily News
2.0
Its a thoughtful and thought provoking thriller that doesnt pander to the audience for the sake of creating thrills. Guide Live
3.0
Theyre well crafted without drawing attention to the fact, and reap the benefits by truly thrilling us, instead of just catching us off guard. Flip Side Archive
3.8
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3.0
If Sydney Pollacks first film since 1999s Random Hearts is uncommonly intelligent, it is also uncommonly sedate. Film Blather
2.0
The movie is crowded and confusing ... droops all the way down to one of the limpest, most inconsequential final scenes I have ever witnessed. M Tv
2.5
With a mundane script a deathly dull characters The Interpreter is a rather large disappointment. Future Movies
3.8
The Interpreter is tense and exciting, but in the end this is more than a thriller. Its a story about political idealism. Aisle Seat
2.0
Its hardly surprising to find liberal power player Penn making a movie extolling the greatness of peaceful U.N. mediation, but by draining any pertine .. Nicks Chager
4.5
With her frameless glasses, resplendent cheekbones, delicate accent and increasingly mysterious motives, Kidman is a leading lady near and dear to Hit .. IGN Movies
3.0
Despite the fact it needs eight stories taken out like John Bolton suggests, The Interpreter still entertains thanks to Penn and Kidman. Films Nobs
3.0
Overlook the plot holes and this is still a thinking persons political thriller. Compuserve
3.0
Some movies generate such breakneck tension that you dont notice the lapses in logic until later. The Interpreter is not one of those movies. Review Journal
3.8
Ticks along like a freshly wound up clock, smart and precise, keeping its audience just breathless enough not to notice that more than two hours have .. Seattle Times
4.0
Moody mix of international politics and inner conflict makes for a thought provoking thriller just ignore the trailer. Net Flix
3.0
The Interpreter is a smartly mounted thriller that seizes the moment it hits the screen, and takes the audience for quite a sharp, taut ride. Film Jerk
3.8
A big budget conspiracy thriller of the variety Hollywood seldom makes anymore, The Interpreter is slick, well acted, and smarter than it has to be. Premiere Magazine
3.8
... A thriller that favors solid, old fashioned filmmaking over cheap gimmicks and special effects. Stardem
2.5
Sydney Pollack has been a hit or miss director for 40 years. Unfortunately, The Interpreter is one of his misses. Fantastic A Daily
2.0
Rather than making The Interpreter about the twists and turns, its focus is the people who dont know how to read the situation in which they have foun .. Reel Times: Reflections on ..
3.8
Penns bleary realism and Kidmans classy professionalism are often at odds, but the movie works as an intriguing political thriller nonetheless. Suburban Chicago News
3.0
Its not a Great Thriller, but its a more than welcome diversion, and a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Gost Dog
3.1
It takes a filmmaker of rigid moral fiber to actually blanket multiplexes with a fictional tale that might ruffle feathers in high places... This movi ..
3.1
You are hereby recommended to pay matinee price, then walk out just before the ending whatever you imagine as the finish will be better than the actua .. Arizona Daily Star
3.0
The Interpreter strives to be an intelligent, grown up thriller. If it falls short... at least its goals are higher than whats out there these days.
1.0
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3.0
A classy, complicated and thought provoking affair that, if even a bit too long, pulls you along courtesy of its venerated cast and crew. Now Playing Mag
3.8
Another international accent from Kidman, another brooding, broken man from Penn, and another taut, tense, political thriller from director Pollack. Imdb
1.5
A tale that is so complex and far fetched that its impossible to swallow.
4.0
A smart, sophisticated and largely successful political thriller. Democratand Chronicle
2.5
Truth be told, in the final scenes, I had no idea what was going on, who was to blame, who had lied and who had told the truth.
2.5
One of those lamentable movies that has virtually everything going for it, except a script. Boston Herald
0.5
The action gives way, time and time again, to the inaction of people sitting there, explaining why theyre there and how they got there and why theyre .. Dallas Observer
2.5
Perhaps more than any other genre, the thriller is ruled by the clock, whose every unrelenting tick brings us nearer to potential disaster. Style Weekly
2.5
becomes bogged down and eventually engulfed by its bewildering lack of rationality Lawrence Journal-World
4.0
...Becomes a little convoluted and long, but the majority of the time I was interested, involved, and only occasionally perplexed by Penns arbitrarine .. Cinerina
4.0
A gripping and intelligent political thriller that, unusually for these troubled times, promotes articulation of the jawbone over kneejerk reflex. Movie Gazette
2.0
The complicated plotting gets increasingly ridiculous as the picture nears conclusion. Reno Gazette-Journal
2.0
THE INTERPRETER could be watched, but it nevertheless leaves a bad taste of a film that made their authors feel good, while denying the same experienc .. Drax Review Blog Spot
4.0
Both a nostalgic tribute to the nail biting big picture mind benders of days past and a perfectly engaging piece of entertainment. Freeze Dried Movies
4.0
A very old fashioned thriller that successfully uses tried and trusted techniques and craft but slaves them to a story reflecting very modern concerns .. FilmFocus
3.0
For the novice space traveler, the greatest adventure in the universe begins when the world ends. Word Mag
3.0
Smart moviemaking win out over dumb politics in The Interpreter, the latest and thus far the best thriller of 2005. Edgep Town
3.1
Pollack becomes so caught up in the machinations of plot that he allows the politics to boil down into simplistic mush.



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