I love this movie so much

Thanks for the memories!

One of my all time favorites.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This remarkable film directed by the talented Steve Buscemi, is something of a tour de force. It is essentially a two-hander starring himself and Sienna Miller, then aged 26. Pulling off a two-hander which lasts as long as a feature film takes a great deal of talent and ingenuity, and there are few occasions when anything like this has occurred successfully. I would say that this film largely succeeds, therefore, at the impossible. It keeps us watching two people for 84 minutes. Try doing that in real life, much less on the screen. I can't imagine how Buscemi ever raised the money to make this risky film. He must have called in all his chips. Anyone with two eyes in his head can see that he pulled it off on screen and got lots of plaudits, but I doubt whether it ever earned its costs back. Presumably he worked for nothing and Sienna took a low fee. But even then, there's a crew to pay. How did they do it? We'll never know. But it was a foolhardy enterprise well worth undertaking. At least they can all feel good about themselves, and those few of us who have seen the result think all the better of them for it. I never really thought of Steve Buscemi as a serious figure before I saw this, because he often plays goofy guys in films and he never came to the fore in my consciousness (what little consciousness I may have). He always seemed to be hanging around as a supporting player in things, but you know, I am more interested in actresses, aren't I? But that brings me to Sienna Miller. I used to meet her and her sister when they were children and they were very polite, interesting, and pleasant kids. It also seemed obvious to me that Sienna had something special about her. But who thinks a kid is going to become a movie star? And yet sometimes they do. That was in the days when I was friends with her exasperating father, a friendship which ended badly. (I never met her mother, as by then the girls had one of their stepmothers.) So angry was I with Ed Miller, for good reason, that for a long time I refused to watch any movies with his daughter in them. However, due to my fondness for Terence Rattigan, I went along to the Old Vic to see one of his plays and there was little Sienna, now a big smiling girl with a huge personality, dominating the stage with plenty of charm and talent, and I thought: 'I've had this girl figured all wrong. She may be the daughter of Ed Miller, but what the hell, she's not him, she's her, and she's really got it and I must not hold anything against her.' So I broke down and watched one of her movies, and this was the one. I rush to confess that she is a really impressive person, chock full of talent and oomph, and long may she take part in Interviews, and I hope she gets stacks of Oscars, which doubtless she will do sometime if she keeps on like this. But let's not forget she is also dynamite on the stage, and I would say even more so than on screen, and that is saying something.

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

I rented this because of Steve Buscemi's involvement. Always enjoy his characterizations, and the fact that Sienna Miller is in it as well was not a deterrent (even though I hated her character in "Factory Girl," though perhaps her portrayal was accurate). "Interview" started out well enough, but it eventually tried to be far more clever than it actually was. Much of the situation and reactions that occur make no sense whatsoever, and the ending implies that each character had an elaborate scheme to "get" the other (at least that's what I got out of it). And as far as Pierre's big secret, well, I didn't see how it could be used as a threat at all, which is what Miller's character does with it in the end. So, while quite watchable, this is not a film I'd recommend.

Steve Buscemi is known for is comical and sadistic performances as an actor. In Interview not only does he act in it, he directs and co-writes it. The movie is about a journalist(Buscemi) who is sent to interview a young and famous actress(Miller), they end up asking intimate questions about each others personal life's in (millers) house. Soon (Miller) confesses her secret in exchange for (Buscemi's). when their both done telling their secrets to one another, (Buscemi) leaves but not (miller) delivers a surprising revelation to (Buscemi).The performances are very good from (Buscemi) and (Miller). Buscemi is an experienced actor and it shows with this performance, he has been a consistent actor over the years and he doesn't let up in this one. Miller is a young actress, she shows talent with this performance, by the end you'll believe that she is the character she plays, in real life. This movie reminds me of "Hard Candy" because of the sexual tension that goes on through the movie, and the one on one conversations.Now for the not so good part. How is it that millers character becomes so compassionate for Buscemi's character and even takes him to her home after she was being mean and self centered before the accident. Also how does Buscemi's character know how to act? Hes a journalist. other than that i think the movies was very good and after seen it again i liked it more because i understood things that i dint the first time through. I felt that the running time was good at eighty something minutes because if it was longer it would of started to get annoying. I enjoyed this movie, and i hope Buscemi keeps directing movies because they are fun to watch.