In Review: "The Internship"

In Review: "The Internship"

I saw this movie the first week it came out. The reason that I have not reviewed it yet is because it really wasn't worth telling people about. But to improve my skill, I want to write a review anyway.

Here's a review on a mediocre to low quality movie.

The Plot

Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are best friends and partners in the sales business. They are happily selling watches until one day they find out the company they work for has been closed down (John Goodman makes an appearance as their boss). In desperate search of new jobs and new lives, they turn to the search engines of all search engines, Google. The tech-uneducated pair somehow manages to get an internship for Google.

At the internship, the teens and very young adults are put into teams. The teams must compete in several challenges (including finding the bugs in computer code and playing a game of quidditch). The team that wins the most challenges will all be hired by Google.

Nick ends up meeting a girl (Bridesmaids' Rose Byrne) and Billy struggles with his self-esteem. It's about them growing and learning and becoming better people.

The Cast

Vaughn and Wilson are back after their latest hit as a team, "Wedding Crashers"(2005). And the guys are struggling for laughs. They are trying way too hard to fit into the narrow character-type of old guys who can't learn new tricks. So much so that it damages the chemistry the two clearly have together.

I don't think they have stopped being funny, but I do think this film and this script did not help them get better from "Wedding Crashers". And it's sad to see because that is the only reason half of "The Internship"'s viewers went to see the movie.

I really enjoyed all of the performances of Billy and Nick's team. The team includes: Josh Brener, Dylan O'Brien (MTV's Teen Wolf) , Tiya Sircar, and Tobit Raphael. They all played relatable characters who grew well on screen and were each funny or attractive in their own way. I see bright futures for these kids. Some already have followings (O'Brien).

Aasif Mandvi played the strict head of the Google interns. I wanted to laugh at him so bad. I'm just so used to laughing when I see him. It was hard to take him seriously. 

The Message

You can teach an old dog new tricks. Try telling that to all of the people out there who really don't understand computers.

Overall

The only scene I really enjoyed with my whole heart was the quidditch scene but mostly because I wanted to be playing it with the characters. I also liked the scene where they party in a strip club.

But in terms of laughs, I can't think of any worth it. It had heart and only a few chuckles. Rent it. It was too painful to waste my money on what I thought was going to be the second installment of "Wedding Crashers."

1 out of 4 Nap Pod

(This is a nap pod. Yeah, I want one too)