Is the film "gone" or "dead"?

Today I went out and saw The Interpreter. In spite of my low-brow plebian taste in film, I can't say that I was overly impressed. The movie is, for the most part, standard Hollywood fare: stereotypical plotlines about African violence and pop-psychology served up on standard-sized plates. Nicole Kidman, as pretty professional blessed with a good heart and head, looks like she's got one or two more plastic surgeries left before she's forced to accept the realities of aging. Sean Penn, normally brilliant, seems a bit miscast. Fortunately, the movie's creators had the sense to avoid tossing too much romance into the mix. I suppose the film is watchable--if you go with low expectations, have seen the other films currently offered, have an attractive date, and an afternoon to kill.

The film's most memorable line: "Vengeance is a lazy form of grief."