The Interpreter (2005, Movie) - 3/10

Director: Sydney Pollack Nicole Kidman: Sylvia Broome Sean Penn: Tobin Keller Catherine Keener: Dot Woods Jesper Christensen: Nils Lud Yvan Attal: Philippe Executive Producer: Sydney Pollack Executive Producer: Anthony Minghella Writer (Story): Martin Stellman Writer (Story): Brian Ward Writer (Screenplay): Charles Randolph Writer (Screenplay): Scott Frank Writer (Screenplay): Steven Zaillian

Interpreter, The (2005) UN interpreter Silvia Broome overhears a planned assassination being discussed in the General Assembly Room (after hours, of course). Even though the authorities consider this somewhat unlikely (even a Hollywood movie would find this stretching credulity), they have to take all possible threats seriously and assign Tobin Keller to investigate. 3/10 Surprisingly incompetent would-be Hitchcockian / 1970′s political thriller whose professional sheen cannot mask the endlessly poor dialogue and plot. The uselessness extends all the way down to the prop department who deliver two of the worst photoshopped images in cinema history. Sydney Pollack paces things deliberately and it’s not boring, exactly, as it moves toward the ridiculous climax, just broken. This movie contains graphic gun violence, strong unpleasant scenes. Classified 12A by BBFC. Persons under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

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