Drama: Interview

Interview (2007)

Steve Buscemi directs this remake of a 2001 Dutch movie directed by the late Theo Van Gogh about a political pundit demoted to writing celebrity "fluff" pieces. He has been assigned to interview Hollywood's most recent "it" girl, played by Sienna Miller. The movie follows the interaction between the two as the night goes on, bringing out the skeletons in both of the characters' closets.

The chemistry between Miller and Buscemi was actually unexpected, since it's hard to make an interesting movie with just two characters. The verbal altercations, slap fights, and sissy fits portrayed both characters as the divas they are. Pierre (Buscemi) has been vilified by his editor due to some shady journalistic sourcing, and Katya (Miller) has been quizzed about her decision to have her breast implants removed, a seemingly step backwards as a celebrity.

This is definitely an indie flick with an indie script, since 90% of the story is set in Katya's New York City loft. With a slightly bigger budget, I think this could have been a much better movie.

it was okay