Review by Jonathan Mitchell
Upon its release “The Interview” was mired in controversy. Due to threats of terrorist attacks against theaters playing the movie by North Korea, many theaters opted not to take the risk. A lot of the coverage leading up to this movie centered around these elements and whether or not the film was up to snuff fell to the wayside.
Now that the hubbub has died down and the film has been released on DVD (glibly labeled as the “Freedom Edition”) the question remains: is the film worth watching based on its own merits? The answer is yes.
“The Interview” was written by “King of the Hill” and “South Park” scribe Dan Sterling with a story by Sterling and the writing team of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (“Superbad,” “Pineapple Express,” “This Is the End”) who also directed. For fans of Rogen, this movie is more of what you come to expect, it is full of laugh-until-it-hurts mo-ments and crass jokes.
Love it or hate it one thing is for sure: you’ll never think of Katy Perry’s “Firework” the same way again.