The Internship

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THE GIST: Shawn Levy's latest film starring the dynamic duo of Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn is a far, far cry from their last collaboration, the hilarious WEDDING CRASHERS. The story is seemingly simple: two go-for-broke guys in their 40's are stranded without jobs and look for the most obvious solution to solve their unemployment, an internship at Google. Somehow, though being an unexpected choice, the two get picked for the internship (does the film LEGALLY BLONDE ring a bell?). What ensues is basically MONSTERS UNIVERSITY without the humor, heart, and inventiveness of that fine film. Instead we're left with a film that inspires less "lol" and more "nla", or "not laughing at all". I can't discredit the film for the promising premise that could have showed, and does to a certain extent, the incoming generations lack of personal skills due to technological social interaction or perhaps the struggle of aging and finding a place in the newest era. But no, all of these ideas are certainly too big for the rather dumb script (the characters end up getting in a fist fight at a * bar...remind me what this one is about?) that the actors make work moderately, except for Rose Byrne who seems to find footing somewhere as a Google representative that Wilson pines after. The multitude of ethnicity (besides our two main characters, who are both white) is certainly nice to see on the big screen, and there are times where the film really hints at something kind of good. THE BEST PART: The advertisement-loaded, yet creative and clever final credits sequence. Yes, the best part is the FINAL CREDITS. THE VERDICT: There's so much going wrong with THE INTERNSHIP. Had it been an indie film in the hands of the right creative team and script it could have been something worth watching. Instead, you're almost wishing you were spending the overlong 2 hour runtime investigating the products on screen. So at least Google got their money's worth.

The watches' salesmen Billy "Billy" McMahon (Vince Vaughn) and Nick Campbell (Owen Wilson) lose their jobs when the company where they work is sold for losing market for the cellular. Billy and Nick do not have skills but Billy fills the application for a summer internship at Google. The candidates are divided into groups and Billy and Nick join the team of outcast. Now they need to win the tough competition against brilliant college students to be definitely hired by the company. "The Internship" is a terrible propaganda of Google, with a lame story that uses clichés. Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are great comedians but this wrong marketing is too silly, absurd, long, illogic and annoying. My vote is three. Title (Brazil): "Os Estagiários" ("The Interns")

With the premise of an internship at Google; you get the whole deal with product placements. Luckily "The Internship" manages to stay afloat as a two hour enjoyable and rather funny Google advert. The film begins with Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) losing their jobs as fast talking watch salesmen facing an uncertain future thanks to the digital age. Managing to talk their way into an internship (against all odds) at Google, they find themselves facing off against smart and tech-savvy college kids aka "a mental Hunger Games" for jobs at the on-the-line search giant. Ending up with a team of out casts and facing mostly unreasoned challenges (Read: Quidditch match), Billy and Nick manage to turn the odds on its head for the perfect (and predictable) "Lived happily ever after" ending. With previous individual failures Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson come together once more to share their amazing chemistry on screen. Vince Vaughen plays the exact same role he has played in every possible film you've seen of him lately. Since he's co-written the film; I guess he likes to feel right at home. The same may apply to Owen Wilson who's landed himself in a similar rut. It does make the whole process rather familiar but there is no denying that the chemistry both these lead actors share gives the films premise a new pair of legs every time it starts lagging a little. Both these actors clearly know their limitations and have managed to work around it well this time. Also since this was a PG-13 rated film, some of the vulgarity that you might associate with these actors is kept to a bare minimum reducing what I feel are just distractions. Tobit Raphel as home-schooled Yo-Yo was a complete scene stealer as more often than not he'd have you laughing out loud with his crazy antics on screen. Dylan O'Brien on the other hand balanced it with his controlled cynical act of 'know it all' Stuart. Tiya Sircar as Neha was brilliant as you watch her character go through its curve. Josh Brener as the 23 year old Team leader Lile starts off brilliantly as he tries to portray himself as a cool dude but fades away as the love interest angle falls into place quite predictably. Max Minghella as the films main antagonist Graham is underused and left with one-liners that are too far and few. Rose Byrne as Wilson's love interest apart from a single scene comes across as a postscript. Aasif Mandvi as the internship programs head Mr. Chetty is stereotypically brilliant and the short chemistry he shares with Billy is entertaining to watch. Brilliant chemistry between the leads along with wonderful supporting actors makes you forget the flaws and plot holes blatantly staring at you. You just go along with that warm fuzzy feeling with a smile plastered on your face.

After Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson unleashed the fun of Wedding Crashers they became a hot team that fans could not wait to see doing their thing again. When the trailers for their latest collaboration The Internship hit they looked fairly amusing, but had that vibe that the film could easily go either direction. Does this film capture the same magic as the Wedding Crashers or is it just a forgettable add for Google as feared? The Internship follows two salesmen who lose their jobs and are determined to prove they are not obsolete in this digital world. When they find their way into an internship at Google, they must prove that they are not obsolete but a necessity to the new age workforce and themselves. This film has taken a beating in the box office as well as reviews, but isn't nearly as bad as some have made it out to be. That being said it doesn't offer a whole lot either. Sure there is the argument of it being one big commercial for Google and it is on some level, but these days every movie has some sort of product placement, they just weren't as subtle about it. Sure they could have told the same story with a made up company name, but then who knows if it would have changed the dynamic. This film is a far cry from what they delivered in Wedding Crashers, but does have its moments. While most of the film is predictable and nothing all that original, it's Vaughn and Wilson that make it work way better than it probably should have. Wilson is his usual whispering self and at times does feel like he is phoning it in, but for the nature of the character works fine. Vaughn brings his signature quick wit and delivery that helps to elevate some aspects of the film from mediocre to decent. There are some really funny moments, but sadly there are some pretty slow moments in the middle that could lose people pretty quick. This is one of those throw away comedies that will probably be more entertaining as a rental than a full price theater outing as long as you keep expectations low. The story is pretty predictable and of course unbelievable in relation to the work they are supposedly doing, but if you put that aside and enjoy these guys then check it out when it hits the rental shelves as you will be able to find the fun a bit easier if you don't pay as much.

This movie is worse than awful. Not only is it boring, it's also unwatchable. Wilson creeps you out the entire time; his character is more like a yawn than a human. His partner, whats his face, is also a bore. Do these guys have a range beyond this, their typical movie persona? Everything in this movie is predictable. The troubles and successes, the bad guys, the good guys... The only thing I didn't expect is how much the main characters in the film would creep me out, the ones on Wilson's and what's his face's team, the actors themselves actually made me feel uncomfortable. Quite unnatural performances from weirdos that never be cast in anything. Ever. Ferrel also fails miserably in this. You can actually tell he doesn't give a crap. All in all I stopped using Google. Thanks for the 2 hour long commercial, D bags. It's clear that the scenes with all the * were added late in production... "Hey guys, this movies blows... we better add a lot of tits." I'm all for mammary glands but those scenes seem SO out of place. I strongly suggest avoiding this excrement. This movie should not be paid for... for any reason.

If you've seen Vince Vaugn and Owen Wilson in other movies you know the way the act doesn't change from one film to the other and this is still the case. It definitely helps if you are a little bit of a fan and like these actors. If I were not a fan I'd be closer to 7 stars but that still makes it well worth watching. The film has a little dose of everything centered around the comedy. The film has some funny characters, my favorite side roll being Will Ferrel who always brings his quirky inappropriate douche baggy behavior performed to perfection. Never get tired of that. In conclusion the film is well worth a watch even if you are not a big fan of Vaughn, Wilson and Ferrel. Any cynical review is out of place because this film is lovable. If you are looking to be blown away maybe you should keep looking but worth the time.

I can not believe these two actors ( who I'm fond of) would lower themselves to be in this, at best Karate Kid movie. I feel ashamed for them and for anybody who rates it above a 3. Talk about rehash and lowering the bar for the general public? Next time they make a movie together I'll bring a barf bag. And a pillow. And a 5 year old. And an Ipod. Cell Phone. Decent book. Relatives pictures. For the sake of producing 10 lines I have to note that I did enjoy Wedding crashers. And I like Vince in nearly everything. Owen gave this movie about 1/2 of his all. I paid 12 bucks for the ticket at the shore. I'd really like my money back.

The Internship (2013) ** (out of 4) Forty-something friends Billy and Nick (Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson) are out of a job when their company closes. Fearing they have nowhere else to go, they eventually try to get on at Google but first they must go through an internship. THE INTERNSHIP starts off incredibly annoying, grows more annoying but finally towards the last thirty-minutes it picks up but sadly it's way too late to make the thing worth sitting through. I must say that I was really shocked at how unfunny the picture was and it's almost like they didn't have a screenplay to work with. I say this because it really did seem like the director just yelled action and then let Vaughn and Wilson do whatever they wanted. It really does seem as if the two actors are just given the okay to do whatever and this usually includes being annoying and acting "old" and "out of date" with current times. Just take a look at the job interview, which is done through the computer. A lot of comedies are forceful in trying to make you laugh but this thing here pretty much hits you over the head, knocks you out and then drags you into a torture chamber where it begs and pleads with you to laugh. The forcing of the jokes is just tiresome and it's actually pretty boring. I'd say that the majority of the laughs are real duds and only towards the end does the film start to pick up. There's a funny sequence inside a strip joint and there are a couple funny scenes towards the end but the majority of the time the jokes are just flat. As for Vaughn and Wilson, I guess both are just so likable that even when they're in a bad movie you can't help but like them. There's a joke in the film about who would you rather sit at a bar with and the Vaughn and Wilson characters are mentioned. I feel the same way meaning if you have to sit through a bad comedy then perhaps it's best to do so with these two actors. The supporting players are also pretty good but sadly they're just not given anything to do. THE INTERNSHIP has a rather weak idea and does nothing with it.