The Internship
Finding themselves obsolete in today’s world of digital devices, two salesmen Billy and Nick (Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson) are in the difficult position of rebooting their career in their mid-forties. Laughing in the face of adversity the two decide to grab the bull by its proverbial horns and become interns at tech giant Google. Luddites to their new peers, proving their worth and value will not come easy; on the other hand, perhaps their life skills and years of mistakes can come in handy. The end goal is jobs for their team, but will these two tech noobs find themselves too late too old and too slow at the game?
Partially written by Vaughn, The Internship continues on the familiar trajectory of every other Vaughn/Wilson film, average guy/buddies are challenged but must rise to the occasion to beat their short comings, all the while winning with the ladies, sort of. So yeah, fresh story? No. But, that hardly matters as the familiar chemistry continues to play out with entertaining snarky fast humor. 70’s and 80’s references a plenty the two strike the undeniable chord of charm, these are the guys you’d like to have a few beers with, the stories you could all tell right? And, unlike many of today’s new humorists, despite the potential to go dark and be mean spirited with their comedy, at every turn Vaughn and Wilson pull up on the yoke to keep their wings aloft and above the muck, well done gentlemen. A bit part from Rose Byrne doesn’t hurt either, just saying. Entertaining and fun. The Internship is rated PG-13.