The Interpreter Movie
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Storyline
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The truth needs no translation.
Escalating events begin when U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. With the words "The Teacher will never leave this room alive," in an instant, Silvia's life is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. Placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller, Silvia's world only grows more nightmarish. As Keller digs deeper into his eyewitnesses' past and her secretive world of global connections, the more suspicious he becomes that she herself might be involved in the conspiracy. With every step of the way, he finds more reasons to mistrust her. Is Sylvia a victim? A suspect? Or something else entirely? And can Tobin, coping with his own personal heartache, keep her safe? Though they must depend on one another, Silvia and Tobin couldn't be more different. Silvia's strengths are words, diplomacy and the subtleties of meaning, while Tobin is all about instinct, action and reading into the most primal human behaviors. Now, as the danger of a major assassination on U.S. soil grows and Silvia's life hangs in the balance, Silvia and Tobin play out a gripping dance of evasion and revelation that keeps them both guessing as they race to stop a terrifying international crisis before it's too late.
| Sean Penn | Tobin Keller |
| Catherine Keener | Dot Woods |
| Nicole Kidman | Silvia Broome |
| Jesper Christensen | Nils Lud |
| Yvan Attal | Philippe |
| Earl Cameron | Zuwanie |
| George Harris | Kuman-Kuman |
| Michael Wright | Marcus |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Police Chief Lee Wu |
| Eric Keenleyside | Rory Robb |
| Hugo Speer | Simon Broome |
| Maz Jobrani | Mo |
| Yusuf Gatewood | Doug |
| Curtiss Cook | Ajene Xola |
| Byron Utley | Jean Gamba |
| Sydney Pollack |
6.50 out of 10 (21893 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Worth seeing
posted on 30 Aug 2009I am not much of a Nicole Kidman's fan, but I do have to say that I really do like her performance in "The Interpreter". The plot was interesting and, what most movies fail to do, keeps your interest till the end. It is definitely a movie that you need to pay close attention to or else you will not be able to understand or have the full affect of the movie. Even watching the whole movie with no interruptions, leaves you a bit confused in some parts. The one thing I really did not like, since this movie was not at all very predictable, but they allowed one character be extremely suspicious, which gave the whole story away, in a sense. The story was very well organized and well planned.
Slow.... Really slow
posted on 20 Aug 2009There were many times during this movie that I became more aware of my surroundings than of the film itself; that's always a bad sign, it means that the movie has lost my attention. Why? because it was just too slow.I feel cheated by the trailers which made the movie look like it was a suspenseful, action-packed thriller and it wasn't. I was glad when it was over.I didn't feel that the relationships between the characters had any chemistry - there was a scene where I thought it should have done (2 characters talking on telephone) but it simply didn't work for me!Can't win 'em all.
a well made movie with good performances
posted on 14 Aug 2009i like the way the movie was handled. Most of the comments described it as a good or not so good thriller, however i am not commenting on what kind of thriller it was. It was a well made drama. All the while the movie is talking about this assassination, but during all this time there's this undercurrent (or should i say overcurrent) of emotions. At times its Penn recalling his dead wife, while at others its Kidman hiding something about her mysterious past. Though these are not portrayed as a main part of the plot, they play a major role in bringing about the great performances of the actors. The movie is a tad bit slow, but then as i said its not made like a thriller. I guess that is one mistake done in the promotions, to portray it as a complete thriller. Not one of the great movies but should be watched once, if for nothing else, for Kidman looking great, the UN building, and Penns performance.
Watch it!
posted on 10 Aug 2009The Interpreter has actual location shooting at the United Nations in New York. This is very rare because traditionally the UN turns down any requests for use of their building. They even turned down the great maestro Alfred Hitchcock. This film is a political thriller & doesn't insult it's audience. It's intelligently made for audiences who like a good story. The set up is, Nicole Kidman, who works at the UN as an interpreter, overhears a conversation which leads her to believe an assassination will take place in a fictitious African country. She notifies her superiors & eventually the feds get called in which is where Sean Penn enters the picture. He begins his investigation thinking she is lying for political reasons (she herself is an African w/ a suspect past) & the movie unfolds w/him trying to get at the truth after a threat- assessment is made. I don't want to give anything away, but I can say that the movie is first rate, Nicole & Sean are two of the best actors working, the location shooting is fun to look at & the direction is superb. Watch it!
Interpretation--garbage
posted on 10 Aug 2009This commentary will contain spoilers, so beware if you wish to see this piece of trash film. First, the movie is terrible in every way possible. Kidman (who could never act) is beyond bad, Sean Penn's character is a waste of film, the directing is pitiful and the script--well, the script is one of the worse things ever written for the big screen. What do I despise about the script? Everything. The basis is that an interpretor overhears an assassination plot and tells the secret service, who must then protect her and the target in question. Okay, that part may be alright, but everything added to this story assassinates the film. Kidman is "1 of 8" (as Penn says in the film) that know the language Ku (the language the assassins talked in). Kidman just happens to come back to the UN late at night, when no one is there. Kidman just happens to overhear the plot over a conveniently left-on headset. A headset that would have been turned off. So, if you can believe the one person who speaks the language just happens to come back to work to overhear the plot--on a headset (that would normally be off) that just happens to be near the assassins---since they whisper---then you may like this film. But let's even add more BS to this script. The two men killed in the first scene just happen to be Kidman's brother and ex-lover. Kidman just happens to have been at a rally against the target. Kidman just happens to be in a picture, with a machine gun, battling against the target. All these "convenient" coincidences just do not mesh. It is a pitiful way to tell a story to "try" and make something more of a thriller. The screenwriter wants you to believe that Kidman is involved, but you know from scene one that she is not. Then add the usual boring detail that Kidman wants protection, but refuses to answer any questions that may help the secret service protect her. Another bad example of bad storytelling. This movie needs to be avoided at all costs. A big 0 (though I could not put 0).
Sylvia and Keller
posted on 02 Aug 2009the relationship between Keller and Sylvia was very intense from the very beginning,the verbal sparing began when they first met and Keller was telling her he thought she lying about over hearing the plot and she was stressing she believed in quiet diplomacy my favorite line!! later when he told her about his wife's death i felt as if they had a connection for life!!they both had already lost a lot and were obviously very lonely and saw life from a more wounded position. Sylvia was also very brave to get on that bus and talk to kuman,the special effects were mind blowing!!! the movie kept me guessing i thought the Leon's character was a bad guy from the beginning!
Better Than Expected
posted on 21 Jul 2009I haven't exactly been looking forward to seeing this movie. However, the performances of Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn made it well worth the time. Scenes seem to move a little too quickly though. I don't know if that was directing or editing. Suspenseful and unpredictable. Well worth it. I'm not a professional critic, just someone who enjoys a good movie for a change from the predictable crap Hollywood usually throws at us. If the critics like it, it's not good and visa versa. Sean Penn has come along way from Fast Times. The characters are not thoroughly introduced so it's like cramming for a test keeping up with whose who but it all comes together. Knowing Hollywood's position against the war in Iraq, it's hard to miss the anti-war sentiment. It's subtle because they know the Southeast butters their bread with ticket sales. They just think we're too stupid to notice.
A Smart, Fairly Confusing, Thriller
posted on 21 Jul 2009Escalating events begin when U.N. interpreter Silvia Broome alleges that she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare dialect few people other than Silvia can understand. Silvia's life is turned upside down as she becomes a hunted target of the killers. She is placed under the protection of federal agent Tobin Keller. Now, as the danger of a major assassination on U.S. soil grows and Silvia's life hangs in the balance.This is one of some films that I have to watch twice to really understand it. I still don't understand it because of some things but I know they aren't important so I'll say this was a good film. If you can just don't pay attention to the unnecessary scenes, you'll understand it.The acting by Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn were both fantastic! This is the first film to ever get shot in the UN (thought I'd just let you know about that).OK. I really have nothing else to say because I'm still confused so I'll just say this was a smart thriller with some great performances and it's gripping.
Good fun
posted on 17 Jul 2009Good movie.Did anybody else besides me notice? When Nicole was eating the camera focus on her lap showed her using her left hand on the fork whereas the camera focus on her mouth showed her using her right hand? I enjoyed Sean Penn. Boy did he look old with all those wrinkles.Interesting plot too. Not so far fetched these days.I wish they didn't have the 10 line minimum. I don't have enough to say say to take up the minimum.Way to go, Nicole Kidman. You're quite a good actor.
Decent Depite It's Faults
posted on 07 Jul 2009"The Interpreter" is a film with a lot going for it. It has two great leads, which make the film worth watching despite it's shortcomings. It has a decent story and good cinematography. But the film has terrible editing, lead characters that lack drama, and unmemorable dialog.The person who edited this film must have ADD. I don't think any of the shots lasted more than 5 seconds and the cutting was very unimaginative.This film has two of the best actors in the leads in the form of Penn and Kidman, but both are instructed to show very little emotion. Still, they both do very well in their underwritten rolls. Penn is coming off a couple of juicy rolls in "Mystic River" and "21 Grams." "The Interpreter" does not give him much of an emotional range. Kidman looks great, but you don't get to see her for more than 10 seconds at a time and she is not given the chance to show the emotional range she is capable of. Neither Penn nor Kidman will get any nominations for "The Interpreter." Despite it's faults, "The Interpreter" is still a decent thriller. It's disappointing because it good have been much better.
A movie with an agenda
posted on 07 Jul 2009This film looked promising at start: it showed the matter of fact violence perpetrated by a boy carrying automatic gun. I thought for a second that finally someone would talk about the extent of this aspect of child abuse in Africa, where there are so many unscrupulous thugs who supply children with weapons, and let them kill (and be killed) at will.But then it quickly turned into a typical Hollywood production, with a typical for the "progressive" Hollywood left-wing agenda, which can be summarized very simply as: the UN and the International Court are noble and good, and they matter. To me, this idea defies reality, and the movie that promotes it is ridiculous.
The Condor Flies Again
posted on 07 Jul 2009A few days ago I saw a subtitled art film at a festival. It put me in just the right frame of mind to appreciate "The Interpreter." "Soundless" (aka "Lautlos") has all the same essential ingredients: a convoluted international conspiracy, a male government agent, and a woman implicated in the plot. The two reach out to one another in their fear and bereavement, as the action unfolds. An allegorical ritual, with good overcoming evil and opposites reconciled, is played out once again. In "Soundless," there is no semblance of realism or believability. Just ninety-four satisfying minutes of atmosphere, mood and sustained pace.So—for me the much-criticized temporal elements of "The Interpreter" were no distraction. I could take them for the mere plot devices they are intended to be—like the Klingon language in "Star Trek" or the faux-science jargon in "X-Files." I did not go down the blind alley of critiquing them as if they were a political science treatise. Those who fault this film for the lack of depth to its supposed ideological message simply miss what this whole genre is about. Sometimes a façade is just a façade! "The Interpreter" is every bit the equal of the great, classic cold-war-era thwart-the-international-conspiracy films. Nicole Kidman's exquisite performance, with Sean Penn as her foil, recalled great performances from other generations. This film will come to be regarded as one of those classics. The carping reviews will look foolish in hindsight.
Earl Cameron as Zuwanie
posted on 01 Jul 2009Cameron's performance as an aged and alleged despot, although brief, was powerful and convincing. I applaud the director/producer/casting agent for selecting this qualified actor to appear in this film; it made the story more appealing. Cameron's career has spanned more than 50 years and I have been following him for only a short while. Sadly, he has never been billed as a 'box-office draw',but he has managed to give a lot of depth to each of the marginal characters he portrays. Although he is well into his 80's, he still has a lot to contribute to the screen and to the stage. As Zuwanie, Cameron lent an air of wisdom and arrogance to the role. He 'delivered' Zuwanie, not with an excessive amount of talking, but with his eyes and his facial expressions. Only the truly gifted actors are able to do that. Surprisingly, I haven't read anything detailing Kidman's and/or Penn's experiences in working with Cameron. I'm wondering if either one of them realizes that they shared scenes with one of the original members of movie royalty.
i fell in love with nicole
posted on 27 Jun 2009the film was wonderful because nicole was playing. i fell in love with her. celebrations and i wish happiness to her. well it says i need to write at least 10 lines. okay. well the artists were all good but i just want to talk about nicole. she is o pretty and cute. no need to tell about her beauty. and her speech in the movie was so attractive. if i could i would hug her. her character was an interesting one. almost perfect person. i hope people can behave in their lives. off course i have a critic about UN. i wish they can act as in the movie. i mean diplomacy must be the right way to solve the problems. and this must be an obligation for all the countries in the world with no exception. repeating again. i fell in love with nicole. take care honey sercan
A political drama / thriller with only few action, but with a Hitchcock feeling
posted on 25 Jun 2009I must admit that I was a bit reluctant at first to watch this movie. Even though I knew that "The Interpreter" would be a thriller, which is one of my favorite genres, I had my doubts. Certainly not because Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman were in it, but because I was convinced this would be more an action thriller with a lot of big explosions and almost no eye for the development of the characters and the story, rather than that it would be a well-balanced political thriller.The story of the "The Interpreter" evolves around Silvia Broome, an interpreter / translator who works for the United Nations in New York. She claims she has overheard a death threat against an African head of state, spoken in a rare African dialect only few people, other than herself at the UN or other inhabitants from this African country, can understand. Soon her life is completely turned upside down when she becomes the first target of the killers. She is placed under the protection of agent Tobin Keller, but as soon as he starts digging deeper and deeper into her past, she becomes a possible suspect for the conspiracy herself, as he finds more and more reasons to believe that she has a good reason to kill the president. He doesn't know if he can trust her: Is she a victim or is she a suspect? And if that isn't enough to deal with for one man, he also has to overcome some personal problems and try to find the middle road between following his own, rather primitive instincts and Silvia's subtle and more diplomatic use of words and emotions, while they'll have to try to prevent an international diplomatic crisis.Probably one of the first things that I noticed was the fact that it all felt a bit like 'Hitchcock'. This is more or less a classic thriller with references to movies like for instance "Rear Window", although I don't think that was the director's intention. Still it looks nice and that's all that matters. What I also liked was the very good acting of both leads. The friction between Sean Penn's and Nicole Kidman's characters make this movie interesting to watch, but also makes it impossible to use the first actor that comes along on the audition. They needed two very strong and convincing actors and in my opinion they couldn't have made a better choice. They both make this interesting, but sometimes difficult story work and were the main reason why I stayed focused until the end.But not everything about this movie was perfect. There were a few things that bothered me as well. One of these things is the fact that it is very obvious how this movie applies for a couple of Oscars. Sometimes it feels like the director didn't want to go too far away from the magic formula that guarantees a couple of those golden statues, which is a shame, because I'm convinced that with a more original approach so now and then, this movie could have been even a lot better. And OK, this movie certainly needed a certain dose of drama, but I wished for a little less or at least for a little less Oscar oriented drama. Another thing that didn't do it for me was the explosion on the bus. I was so convinced that I was watching a 'different' and more 'alternative' political drama / thriller, when all a sudden that little bit of action came around the corner, spoiling a bit of the effect, making it all look a bit more like an action movie again.Still, don't let that be a reason not to watch this movie. In the end this is still a good political drama / thriller that, even though no specific names are mentioned, gives a good idea of the political situation in some African countries. If you would like to see Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman playing completely opposite roles in one movie and getting away with it very well, than this might be a good example. Only when you are looking for an action-filled movie, you'll be disappointed by this classic Hitchcock-looking movie. I give it a score between 7/10 and 7.5/10.
Get Ready to sit on the edge of your seat
posted on 23 Jun 2009If you're interested in government conspiracy type movies this is a great choice. There are a dozen plot twists that leave you questioning every character. You cant help but asking yourself whose a bad guy and whose not. If you're not a talker during a movie you will be. I couldn't help but turning to me neighbor and whispering, "no it's that guy, whose helping him, and he's loyal to the other warlord, no wait maybe he's working on his own, he's an extremist!" Nicole Kidman plays the interpreter at the UN, Sean Penn plays a secret service agent, originally hired to handle an ambassador but whose attention turns to Nicole's character. The romantic bit wasn't overwhelming and forced. The focus of the story was on something very real in today's world. If you aren't aware of international politics, this movie is an incite of just some of the things going on in the world. Sadly, there is no exaggeration in their portrayal of the plight of many African nations. Go see it, its a great movie!
Glossy mediocrity
posted on 23 Jun 2009A whispered conversation overheard after hours at the General Assembly by a UN interpreter (Nicole Kidman) reveals that someone plans to assassinate an African leader who's soon to speak there. They were talking in an African language that is her specialty, and she has a special connection with country where it's spoken. Reluctantly alerting the authorities she is soon pursued by Africans and guarded by a Secret Service man (Sean Penn), while plans are made to avoid an international incident which would be particularly embarrassing to the US since it is not favorable to the leader in question. Eventually there are surprise revelations about the interpreter and about the assassination attempt. Along the way a bus is blown up in Brooklyn, a death is revealed and several others averted, the interpreter makes a radical change in her life and the Secret Service man and she part, vowing to keep in touch.One could never quite bring oneself to see this and now one sees why. After ten months, finally, wandering in a rental shop not noted for its rich or exotic offerings, one said, "Why not?" Well, here's why not. Because this is a loud, glossy mediocrity. Because it is not believable for a minute, because the actors are miscast, and because there is hardly a single memorable scene. Because the music is bombastic and obtrusive, the cinematography is generic and the suspense is nonexistent. Because the self-consciously "classy" thriller with its "serious" content is bungled, confused in its motives, and arguably offensive in its political implications.Neither of the stars is quite right for their role The secret service honcho Sean Penn plays is suffering -- too much, and his overacting makes it worse -- but this is a routine character in what is basically just a high-flown police procedural situation, and Penn is not a routine actor. Why does his voice sound at the start of almost every speech like he's about to cry? His nasality must be the result of excessive smoking. He looks overstuffed, and, after such an interesting career, surprisingly ordinary.A UN interpreter is not likely to be someone who looks like Nicole Kidman. This is just a hunch, but it's a confident one. Having listened to UN interpreters at work, one isn't convinced that Nicole has got the pacing and tone very well. She bravely soldiers through some lines of the made-up generic African tongue, but that is brief. The interpreter should not have been the lean and beautiful Kidman but someone a bit more mousy and workmanlike, but with an edge. Someone has suggested Catherine Keener, who's certainly wasted as the generic mannish fellow lawperson, but one might prefer someone softer than Kenner, but more inward, subtly neurotic, frustrated, clearly intelligent. Kidman could perfectly well be the young revolutionary or whatever it was her character used to be. It is harder to see how she could have moved on to this other role in life.Better casting might have helped. Except that the writing -- many have commented that this screenplay was produced in effect by committee -- is botched from the start. The UN probably doesn't employ full-time interpreters whose main languages are an obscure African dialect and its mainstream counterpart. She is shown doing French to English too, which would justify her presence, but when she meets a French friend, they switch to English -- obviously so we can follow without those awful things, subtitles, and so the committee didn't have to write the lines in French. Ivan Yttal, who's a director, who plays the part of the French friend, might have managed, but that was not to be. Perhaps Nicole can't go the distance in French herself. It seems far-fetched that Kidman's character, with her back-story, would have made it through the UN's screening process. Except that one has the feeling the back-story is changing as the movie progresses -- not because more is being revealed, but because the writers are changing their minds midstream.What is the point of a made up country and made up language? Unfortunately, it is due to timidity, not a desire to make a more general statement. There is a vague assumption, from one of the various writers no doubt, that the US is the savior of all nations. As Walter Chaw has sharply observed apropos of the movie's setup, "the tendency for the United States to regularly comment (almost unfailingly through Caucasian filters) on the failures of the rest of the world can be seen as either the most odious sort of arrogance, the bloodiest of well-meant bleeding hearts, or business as usual in the life of the world's self-anointed church lady." It is also offensive that the assassination is seen primarily not as an irony (because both Nicole, and the US rulers, apparently both would like to see the African leader dead) but an awful thing because it could embarrass this country. In the days of Hitchcock -- who, as has been pointed out, created suspenseful and fun magic without actually shooting at the UN as Sydney Pollack got to do -- maybe this sort of thing didn't matter. We know a bit more now and require more detail about international politics, which we get, and the more detail the writers provide, the more they embarrass themselves. In some roles, as recently as Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, Sydney Pollack has worked well as an actor. Here, his appearances, in a role that is too much like director, are really obtrusive. It's like seeing the mike boom in a shot. But this is just one of many minor bad judgments in a movie that is at best competent and leaves you with nothing of value to take home and remember. I keep thinking of the scene where Nicole has a pistol to the head of the African leader. His solemn frown simply says, "My God I'll be glad when we're done shooting this scene."
Great movie, loved it!
posted on 19 Jun 2009I quickly checked out the movie listing here after watching The Interpreter, it was a great movie, one type that I haven't seen for quite a while (lately there's a lot of Hollywood action movie with lots of explosions but not too strong a story). This movie has 2 great actors in it, one story with so many mysteries to reveal, and the directing is great. Nevermind the continuity.. it was a bit confusing at the beginning, but as the movie evolves, you see the whole picture in the end, satisfied. In addition, there was enough drama so you won't just watch people run around the place without knowing really who they are.Great movie, great pace, great characterization, great acting, great directing, lots of great shots, great twists, and very good build up to a lot of suspense and thrills.
It's an overall good movie....
posted on 11 Jun 2009I find this movie to have good character development, plenty of moving dialogue and does not lull. It requires thought and is thought provoking. I am super pleased with this film as Nicole Kidman did not find it necessary to strip for ratings. I am NOT a Kidman fan, but she plays a woman from Africa and is superb in this role. I am really stunned by how well she can utilize accent. This is NOT predictable, has plenty of action in it, and doesn't turn out to be a mush face chick flick, but offers the lady's out there enough "potential of a romantic byline" that all should be satisfied. ALSO what I liked about this film is that it has scenes from inside the United Nations building...and isn't a moch up set. This film has pioneered in a place where cinema has not been allowed to go. It's worth 4.75 to 5.50
Bangs, tension, pretty faces, but holes in the story line
posted on 30 Aug 2009Kidman as the interpreter lady was surprisingly good, made me easily believe her in this role of a personality who relates between two worlds, knows a lot about things, understands a lot, nobody asks about his/her opinion, and a bit alone between two parties, just in the background. Have you ever did interpreting, you should know what I mean.Although the story was interesting and fast moving - I never get bored during the whole movie - it was a bit unpolished and unfinished. It was a sort of 'just another action movie put together in the rush', like The Bourne Supremacy, National Treasure, Air Force One and such. It's not bad, just lacks something important to be remarkable.It was not that clear to me who wants to take the power from whom in that imaginary African country and on which side is Silvia. Then I couldn't decide during the whole film whether there supposed to be a chemistry between Silvia (Nicole Kidman) and Tobin (Sean Penn) or not; it would had been hard to believe a connection between these two actors anyway and the plot setup wouldn't suggest that either (you don't fall in love two weeks after the death of your wife). Fortunately they didn't start the big kissing happy end on the last scene.However, I got what I expected from such a movie - tension, big bangs and explosions and pretty/handsome main characters; 7/10.