Quick review of The Interview

So I just finished watching the film The Interview. Now, if you will indulge me, I have a few thoughts about it.

It was not a bad movie, but it was from from their best. This is a shame, since this movie had some great ideas marred by too many bathroom humor jokes. In fact, there were moments of pure genius in this, in my opinion. The Eminem scene I couldn't stop laughing at. I liked the running gag about Katy Perry. The whole 'who's honeypotting who' was better done than I expected. It's just that they went to the outhouse a bit too much.

Compare this film to their last big film This is the End. Yes, it had a lot of the same humor, but it didn't use it as a crutch like Interview did. And their trying to put some of what worked in This is the End into The Interview just didn't work. I am speaking mainly of the XTC scene. It felt out of place here. i could go on, but the basic thing is this: they had a good idea and set pieces, but instead of taking a little extra effort and mining the concept for all the gold, they decided to dredge shit river for some turd nuggets. Worth a watch, but not really worth a rewatch.

A shame, really...