The Interpreter Movie Review 2005

White, native African U.N. interpreter Sylvia Broome (Kidman) accidently overhears a plot to kill the corrupt and murderous president of a small African country, a man with whom her family has a past. Tobin Keller (Penn) is the burned-out, recently-widowed Secret Service agent assigned to investigate her claim and, if necessary, protect her as a possible witness. Pollack's taut thriller is well-paced and full of twists and revelations that succeed in keeping the resolution in doubt right up to the end. Kidman and Penn are excellent, as is Keener in the thankless role of Keller's level-headed partner.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on DVD
Running time 128 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Politics, Buses, Secret Service, Foreign Intrigue, Assassination, New York, New York, FBI, Mystery & Suspense

Screenplay

Charles Randolph, Scott Frank, Steven Zaillian

Cast

Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Jesper Christensen, Yvan Attal, Michael Wright, Earl Cameron, George Harris, Tsai Chin, Clyde Kusatsu, Hugo Speer, Maz Jobrani, Eric Keenleyside, Christopher Evan Welch, David Zayas, Sydney Pollack, Curtiss Cook, Byron Utley

Cinematography

Darius Khondji

Director

Sydney Pollack

Music

James Newton Howard

Other

Danny Michael, William Steinkamp, Tom Warren, Sarah Edwards, Jon Hutman

Producer

Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Kevin Misher, Working Title Productions, Universal