Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing

Holstra Boring, long, and too preachy.

Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Scotty Burke It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

FlashCallahan Pierre is a political reporter, assigned to write a fluff piece on Katya, a superstar who acts in slasher movies and a successful show about single girls in the city. The interview, at a restaurant, goes badly. She's late, he's unprepared and rude. After leaving, he bangs his head in a collision and she takes him to her loft to clean the wound. Provoked by alcohol and competitive natures, the interview resumes. She takes phone calls from her lover, Pierre reads her diary on her computer. They discuss wounds, he expresses concern, father-daughter feelings arise......For a short movie, this really goes deep into the psyche of our two main characters. But whereas you would think that the interviewee is the bitter, rude, anger filled celeb of old, it's actually Pierre, who spends the majority of the film feeling sorry for himself, and licking his wounds, both physically and mentally.Miller here is the voice of reason for a while, and when she feels more comfortable, she in turn opens up to him, and this in turn makes him realise her vulnerability, almost creating an uneasy father/daughter type relationship.Buscemi directs the film with with an interesting eye, and he's predictably brilliant as the bitter reporter. But it's Miller here, who's completely fantastic as the star, and in just a few minutes of being on screen, she goes from Jude Laws girlfriend, to compelling screen presence.It easily he greatest performance, and its a gripping watch.

meeza Well, what do you know? I have been stalked by an anonymous interviewer in order for me to present my review comments of Steve Buscemi's play-oriented independent film "Interview". The confidentiality agreement does state that the mystery interviewer does want to be called A.I. (Anonymous Interviewer). OK, whatever works! Here it goes:A.I.: So Meeza why do you overexpose puns within your film reviews? Meeza: Interview is over! Get Out! A.I.: Why so hostile Meeza? This interview is not over. I just think that your miniscule readership group is getting too punned out when reading your film reviews. Meeza: Who invited this guy? Take off your mask! A.I.: And why post every film review in the I.M.D.B. (Internet Movie Database) website? It is not called the Internet Meeza Database! Meeza: Why are you still here? A.I.: OK, I will stop! Let's cut to the interview chase. What did you think of Steve Buscemi's film "Interview"? Meeza: "Interview" reminded me much of the last three minutes of this present interview. A hostile reporter, as yourself, interviewing a popular beautiful film star (as myself), while bickering constantly throughout the interview in trying to manipulate each other. Meeza: Why are you laughing? You do not think we were trying to cerebrally manipulate each other? A.I.: (while constantly laughing) No, I just can't get over the "beautiful film star as myself" comment. You are a riot, Meeza! Wow, that fantasy world of yours must be some place to visit. Meeza: Very funny, A.I. OK, this is getting creepy. Let me go back to "Interview". Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller are the sole major stars of the indie flick. Buscemi plays Pierre Peders, a political journalist who is given a non-governmental cumbersome assignment in interviewing a tabloid soap opera star named Katya, played by the ravishing Miller. Buscemi, who also directed the film, incorporates such themes as perceptions, loneliness, deceit, companionship, obsessions, and diversions within Pierre and Katya's verbal & physical exchanges throughout the atypical interview. I do commend the great Buscemi within the film's various directorial techniques within the film's major location that is Katya's loft. But Steve did overextend the welcome a bit to the loft by inserting too many unnecessary Pierre & Katya interactions which were unessential to the film's central moral message. Buscemi and co-scripter Theodor Holman did develop a clever "Interview" screenplay, but it did lack a bit of veracity within its dialogue component. Nonetheless, Buscemi and Miller composed themselves superlatively acting-wise throughout the "Interview". Sienna was deserving of her Best Actress Spirit Award nomination and it bewilders me why Buscemi receives constant "award injustice" by being snubbed time after time in thespian categories. A.I.: Can I get a word in? Man, I think you ramble more than you pun. I knew most of what you said already, Meeza. I wanted some insightful commentary. But I guess I have to interview a real film critic to get that, and not a pun imposter disguising himself as a movie critic. Two Days Later: Famous interviewer A.I.'s body was discovered lifeless in the bottom of the Miami River. He was bitten to death by a bunch of lobsters. City of Miami Police is conducting an investigation. OK, ENOUGH! END OF INTERVIEW! LOL!*** Average

harriet-veale Wow. This film is seriously addictive and I am completely surprised that I had not really heard about it. It is fast-paced, witty, sexy, gripping and utterly intense! The script is incredible and spot-on; every single word is the perfect choice for the two characters, Pierre (Buscemi) and Katya (Miller). You really don't want it to end!It is primarily set in one room with just the two characters and there couldn't have been a better way for it to have been done; you are entirely focused on those people and their feelings and how they react to each other. That and the use of the Dutch camera techniques, particularly the three camera technique means that the two actors are always on screen together, makes this movie about four hundred times more intense. In 'Interview' Steve Buscemi shows himself to be a very very skilled director as well as a wonderful actor. He knows exactly how to manipulate the feelings of the viewers so one minute you are crying and the next minute you are shouting obscenities at the screen making this film even more of an exhilarating journey. The sexual tension between Buscemi and Miller is at the perfect level to give this film a great balance between the emotional and physical connection. Every word the actors speak is delivered with a certain precision not often seen nowadays in modern films. They work perfectly together and completely embody their characters.I would recommend this film without hesitation to anyone. You must see it! And having, discovered that it was originally a set of three films I shall certainly be off to find the other two if this one sets any standard for the style.

Subhamoy Sengupta This kind of effort is rare in Hollywood. I will not say it is the most intellectual thing I could expect to see, and it was predictable to me in places, but for general audience and intellectual wannabes, it might be more striking or less than it was to me.When you do expect something unorthodox, and you do get it, maybe you say "it was predictable" and maybe you feel kind of dull because you could not stand up and say "Brava! Brava!" thinking the film sort of beat your brainwaves to it, but you also feel glad, thinking someone is kind of thinking about demands of your level and trying to meet the same. From that point of view, I thank Steve Buscemi cordially.Pierre (Buscemi) used to cover the hottest political issues and scandals for a famous TV channel. But for some reason, his editor is sending him to cover "God-awful fluff pieces". Eventually, he has to let go of an important coverage over interviewing Katya (Sienna Miller). She does TV shows and B-movies, but mostly she is famous for the celebrities she sleeps with. Pierre's reactions can be easily imagined.He went to interview Katya thinking girls like her probably have "silicon for brain cells" and what homework should he possibly have done to handle people like that? But through a chain of events that are neither intentional nor unforeseen, they stick together for the night, conducting a one-of-a-kind interview.Some people have criticized this film rather harshly. That's rather unfortunate. If Antonioni made a film like this, most of them would not grab all of it, but would not be able to criticize so boldly because he was an intellectual behemoth. Now that Buscemi gave it a try, those who are happy with "The Departed" and "Chicago" started to say it's such a waste of talent made to look like intellectual crap. Well, it is not. It is an honest film. And may not be the mirror to the height of profundity of human mind, but still quite admirable a work.If Buscemi had more experience, he would perhaps work a little more on the ending. It is a popular trick to run the film slow and give a sudden end twist when audience was just about to "Is that all there is?" This film's end twist is rather subtle and it loses its impact due to a little naive direction.Sienna Miller was a wise choice for this. Those who accidentally bought the tickets without knowing what kind of a film they were about to watch, won't be 100% disappointed because looking at Sienna Miller is always a feast for sore eyes. She pulls off everything exactly like she Buscemi told her to, I am sure. She never came so much in focus before. I will eagerly wait to see more of her in days to come.In the end, bottom line is the same as always. It's your mind, it's your head. Either you will appreciate Buscemi's effort, or you won't. I did. He did what he could.