A celebrity interviewer and his producer are recruited by the CIA for a darkly comedic assassination plot.
Darkly comic and satirical, with big broad humor. A party watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
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Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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