Even bomb-throwing anarchists have to mind their aim if they want to accomplish their goals. As comedians and satirists, the makers of “The Interview” are entitled to go to dark, outrageous, even controversial places — even if it means potentially opening their distributor up to a hack attack — but they’re also expected to keep a tight rein on their provocative material for maximum comic efficiency.
Alas, while “The Interview” never slacks in its mission to tell jokes, it’s such a messy and meandering movie that it never quite lands as a satire of politics or the media or anything else.