With revolts and uprisings in Africa, the United Nations come under the threat of a terrorist assassination plot, a plot overheard by a sole UN interpreter. With the woman's life in danger a CIA agent must protect her for what she knows... and discover what she is hiding.
I was somewhat wary of The Interpreter as it may fall into the standards of monotonous American political dramatics, but in actuality there is a lot of meat to the characters here. The backbone of political conspiracy almost takes a back seat to the unsettled lead characters played by Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, and the audience's loyalties are shifted frequently.
As a fan of The Fugitive (Harrison Ford) I immediately picked up on James Newton Howard's score. Certainly there are some other similarities.
The only downside that could plague this precise genre of storytelling would be the rather brainless, young CIA operatives. The immersion is somewhat broken here at times simply to up the tension and potential disaster.
The film looks slick and overall feels precise with involved characters; if you like political thrillers and conspiracy films, I'd recommend it!
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