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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gripping political thriller,
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This review is from: The Interpreter [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
Nicole Kidman plays the part of a young South African translator to the United Nations, Silvia Broome. While working late she overhears a plot to assassinate the genocidal president of her home country, Motambo. When she reports her story, Silvia is placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller (played by Sean Penn). As Keller digs deeper into Silvias past and her secretive world of global connections, he becomes suspicious that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. As the danger of a major assassination on U.S. soil grows Silvia and Tobin must join forces in a race to stop a terrifying international crisis from occurring on US soil.
While I found Nicole Kidman's performance very good in this film I did find her South African accent all over the place at times. There were parts where I couldn't understand what she was saying at all. I've worked with South Africans in the past and they're not that hard to understand!! For me though the most praise must go to Sean Penn who gives an astounding performance as agent Tobin Keller. This performance for me was on par with his performance in Mystic River....it was just that good. The plot was so believable that it upset one African leader in particular who felt the film was based on his character (hey, if the cap fits!). All in all I found it an entertaining political thriller and feel it deserves 4 stars.
30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Interpreter,
By Rich Milligan (Thatcham, Berkshire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Interpreter [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
"The Interpreter" is almost worth watching for the fantastic and intriguing shots of life within the United Nations building alone. Never before have a film crew been allowed inside, and to get a fly on the wall view of this place of international diplomacy is exciting.Nicole Kidman plays Silvia Broome, an American born, but African bred interpreter working at the UN in New York. Returning to the building late one night to pick up some property she left earlier, she overhears a whispered conversation in the rare African language spoken in the country she was brought up in, Matobo. The conversation discusses a possible assassination plot of the Matoban President, Dr Zuwanie, who is planning to visit the UN to defend charges of genocide that have been alleged against him. Broome reports the incident and is investigated by Secret Service Agent Tobin Keller (Sean Penn) whose job is to protect the Matoban President when he makes his visit. Keller not only has to ensure the President's safety but he must also ensure nothing happens to Broome, who seems to be the target of mysterious pursuers. The film is full of the usual sort of plot, sub-plot and counter-plot so you never really know who is on the side of who, who is chasing who and who are the goodies and who are the baddies! For all this though, the film is never confusing and the twist at the end is well worth waiting for, even though it's a trick that has been used before. All in all, an intelligent and exciting thrilling drama that has the added bonus of being bang-up to date with current affairs giving it an important relevance.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my favourites,
By Aesop "Cogito ergo sum" (Canberra, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Interpreter [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
This is a great action-packed thriller which keeps your brain-cells ticking and keeps you on the edge-of your seat; it is more intellectual compared with others in some ways. I recommend it. Great taste and flavour of the UN as well---giving an overall picture of what such a great institution is capable of achieving and why it exists today--words, compassion, diplomacy and justice will forever dominate over sheer brute force and violence.
I may be spoiling the film if you haven't seen it to some extent but it has some of the most beautiful and lyrically poetic lines ever----close to the end of the film: 'The gunfire around us makes it hard to hear. But the human voice is different from other sounds. It can be heard over noises that bury everything else. Even when it's not shouting. Even if it's just a whisper. Even the lowest whisper can be heard over armies.... When it's telling the truth...' The above is an extract from a fictional book written by one of the film's main characters: Dr.Edmond Zuwani. The above lines alone for me is what makes this film worthy of 5 stars.(whoever they may have been written by) I encourage you to watch the film to understand its context and greater meaning....Not many thrillers can truly move you and prompt you to understand humaneness and humanity.
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