(Originally posted on IRBlogging.com)
Sticking with drama reviews, lets have a look at Interview.
To spice things up, lets have a look at the actors before we get into the plot details. Going into this movie I was expecting to see Steve Buscemi be funny. When I try to make a note of where I know him from some of the first movies that come to mind are Mr.Deeds and Armageddon, both of which he played a fool. This role however wasn’t funny and because I haven’t seen enough of his work it came off as a change for me to see him in such a serious position. Not to let my ignorance take from his performance, he was a very believable journalist. I’m ashamed to say on that same point that I’ve only seen Sienna Miller once previously in Stardust as a minor character so I can not give much say on her abilities there. As for her role as an actress in this film I don’t feel it leaves much to say that an actress should be able to portray an actress fairly well.
That brings us to the plot, which I’m going to attempt to write without spoiling. Pierre (Buscemi), a political journalist, is forced by his editor to interview the leading soap opera actress Katya (Miller). After getting off on the wrong foot when Katya shows up over an hour late, Pierre calls off the interview and leaves only to end up needing her aid after hitting his head. The two then conduct a very social, unprofessional interview throughout the night questioning each other on very personal subjects. As both characters are found to be ‘not all there’ and neither living the life the other expected, the movie ends on a twist that the viewers didn’t see coming.
That’s about all I really want to say about the movie, as I think it would be best if I didn’t spoil too much of it. The movie is simply very well done and entertaining. Unlike many recent films where multiple locations and scenarios are needed to advance the plot, this movie focuses on one instance that is played by strong enough actors to carry the movie through to the end without ‘beating a dead horse’; an admirable quality from any director that can pull it off as nicely as was done here.
Final: 8/10 “You have to change that ringtone.”