The Internship 

2013

Directed by: Shawn Levy

Written by: Vince Vaugn

                  Jared Stern

Starring: Vince Vaughn

              Owen Wilson

              Rose Byrne

              Aasif Mandvi

              Max Minghella

The film the “The Internship” is funny and very entertaining, it is good. I first heard of the film a couple of years ago when it was being shown in theaters. Who does not know Vince Vaughn or Owen Wilson, right? I did not really pay any attention to it. What the heck, it’s just one of those goofy comedy films.
I briefly went online and read some reviews. All of the reviews that I saw were saying horrible things about the film. Let’s give it a try I said, not unless you’re Pauline Kael or A. O. Scott, then I won’t believe your review and will watch the film and see it for myself.

Earlier tonight, while having dinner, I was checking out what to watch on television. It’s still pretty early in the evening, so maybe I can still watch a movie instead of an hour long rerun of “Law and Order: SVU” or “American Greed”. Then I saw that “The Internship” was just about to start. Ok, let see. I’ll give it a try. If I don’t like the first hour or even the first 30 minutes of it, then it’s fine. I can always find another show to watch if I don’t like it. 

The film is about two friends who are in their mid-30s, who just lost their jobs working as salesmen for a watch company. The company closed down. Billy, portrayed by Mr. Vaughn found out that his house is being foreclosed and his wife is leaving him. His friend, Nick, portrayed by Mr. Wilson eventually finds a job selling beds. They eventually try their luck and eventually land a job at Google, as interns.

It’s is very entertaining and worth watching. Don’t look for some subliminal or some psychosis shit and character complexities. The film has none! It is just plain, simple, funny and enjoyable. I like it, there is  a scene were Lyle (Josh Brenner) says, “Diversity is on our DNA, right? I thought the goal here was to find people with a different kind way of thinking”. They have more sales experience than the age of most of our interns, not to mention our final judgement is always based on a layover test, right?  

 The lines in the film are some of the lines that really hit each and every one of us. It doesn’t matter if you are some math or science nerd or a salesman. I am definitely not a math nor a science nerd. It is just something that we can all relate to.

What I like in the film is first and foremost the setting. It is set in Northern California. The setting takes place at the Google headquarters which is in Mountain View. How can you not like Northern California? There were also some scenes that take place in San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge, Chinatown, California St., The Transamerica, come on? How can you not like it?

Lastly, if there is one thing that I like in the film it’s that it has an appeal to all of us. We can all relate and identify. I can. I did. Especially when Mr. Vaughn says, “I’m a good salesman, I can sell a prosciutto to a Rabbi” or when he says, “Let’s go get drunk”.

If you are looking to just sit, enjoy and relax and want to have some laughs, then go watch “The Internship”.