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May 03, 2005
John O'Sullivan Reviews The Interpreter: A Political Perspective
Chicago Sun-Times columnist John O'Sullivan, in a very interesting, May 3, 2005, review of The Interpreter, said, "Nothing half as good as "The Manchurian Candidate," which he calls "John Frankenheimer's great 1962 original, not last year's absurd re-make," has been produced in the political thriller "genre since 1962, in part because Hollywood writers have silly leftist political views and want, for instance, to portray the hapless, accident-prone CIA as a malevolently clever secret government."
"Hollywood's long string of misfires, however, has come to an end with Sydney Pollack's "The Interpreter," starring Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman," he wrote. "It is as convolutedly paranoid as "The Manchurian Candidate," brilliantly plotted, beautifully acted, and directed with terrific pace -- but somewhat more realistic in its portrayal of international and African politics than its predecessor was about the Cold War."
I wonder if Mr. O'Sullivan truly believes that all Hollwood writers have "silly leftist political views and want, for instance, to portray the hapless, accident-prone CIA as a malevolently clever secret government." Here's a link to his review.
Posted by Munir Umrani at May 3, 2005 06:08 AM
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