Despite a script that at times seems a little too pretentious, The Interpreter benefits from strong work by Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn and a great sequence that is as tense as any in recent memory.

| Nov 18, 2019

As a character drama about dealing with violence and loss, The Interpreter is a quiet success. Unfortunately, it's a thriller, and all of the qualities that make it a successful character study rob it of the tension a thriller needs to succeed.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Mar 27, 2011

Much ballyhooed for its on-location filming in and around the United Nations building in Manhattan "The Interpreter" works better as a captivating drama than it does as an espionage thriller due to some sticking plot points that prevent the audience from

| Original Score: B | Apr 18, 2009

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

It's a dumb movie masquerading as smart but failing miserably.

| May 27, 2008

High-class to a fault, and well-cast in every supporting role ... nevertheless burns with a very low flame.

| Original Score: C | Sep 24, 2007

It may not be a perfect film, but it's just nice to see a master at work.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2007

Now we know actors are just that, but it's a little hard to suspend disbelief and buy Sean as a government agent out to foil an assassination plot, when just a few months ago he was out to assassinate Richard Nixon on screen.

Full Review | Jun 2, 2007

full review in Greek

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 3, 2006

The problem with all this sneaking around is that it is rarely ever all that suspenseful.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 25, 2006

Penn is terrific in his low-key doggedness.

Full Review | May 12, 2006

Solid, mature and finely acted, but intermittently daft.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 1, 2006

This is largely a competent, successful thriller, but observing global politics from this perspective is an uncomfortable, frustrating experience.

| Feb 9, 2006

Not a great movie but a nice time and a welcome break from the season's nonstop torrent of interchangeable horror films and Ashton Kutcher comedies.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Nothing about The Interpreter strikes us as very original.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2005

A tense, satisfying thriller.

| Original Score: B+ | Nov 18, 2005

a film that made their authors feel good, while denying the same experience to the audience

| Original Score: 4/10 | Oct 25, 2005

The complicated plotting gets increasingly ridiculous as the picture nears conclusion.

| Original Score: C+ | Oct 7, 2005

The film's themes are disappointingly vague and unspecific, built around a fictitious African country that stands for anywhere -- and consequently nowhere.

Full Review | Sep 26, 2005

(...) Una película menor, con buenas intenciones pero que se olvida poco después de salir del cine.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 13, 2005