Buscemi's film conveys the spirit of its source material but doesn't make a satisfying transmogrification out of its homage.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
9 Aug 2007
rotten:
Interview feels more like a lab experiment/tribute than a committed, personal drama, leaving us with the sense that Buscemi wanted to feel more connected to this material than he actually did.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
10 Aug 2007
rotten:
This movie keeps falling out of rhythm just when it should be picking up pace. It's a fitful piece of wrong beginnings and false ends.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
10 Aug 2007
rotten:
A mixed bag of realism and arch, dramatic exaggeration.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug 2007
fresh:
Ultimately, this two-hander feels limited in scale, but frisky and diverting while it's on.