THE INTERVIEW (2014)

Even with an overacting, sometimes annoying James Franco, The Interview is by far one of the best films I've seen this year; certainly the best comedy, and WELL worth your time to seek out and see.  A bawdy, very funny, and wonderfully entertaining film, it's the story of cheesy tabloid TV reporter Dave Skylark (Franco), and his best friend/producer of ten years, Aaron Rapaport, who score the interview of a lifetime when they learn that one of the biggest fanboys of their show is none other than North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un (Randall Park).  After the CIA inducts this duo to assassinate the supreme leader with a slow-acting poison, giving them enough time to escape North Korea before he dies, things get enormously screwed up - hilariously so - as these pair of doofs get bogged down in everything from armed bodyguards and sexy Asian babes, to a precious little puppy and a dictator who's suddenly, seemingly developed a heart of gold.  A brilliant, not-to-be-missed film. (rated R)  A

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