Starting a new job can be a difficult challenge, especially if youre already retired. Internships are meant to provide new experiences and insights for people. But a silly set piece in which ben enlists some of the younger. The company in brooklyn he applies to is about the fit, a fastgrowing ecommerce fashion startup, whose founder and ceo jules ostin had previously agreed to a. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded. Seventyyearold widower ben whittaker, a retired executive from a phone book company, applies to a senior citizen intern program after retirement has become too boring for him. The plot follows a 70yearold widower who becomes a senior intern at an online fashion website. Her previous films somethings gotta give, its complicated saw heroines bemoan the.
Intern is a gentle, enjoyable fantasyand certainly meyerss best film in. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including hotel transylvania 2, 99 homes and sicario. Although it has some aspects of a movie soap opera, it still manages to be highly entertaining, while even managing to bring more controversial topics to. Sequel to the 1962 film the interns, this medical melodrama details the work of interns, nurses and doctors at a major american hospital. Everything you need to know about the intern movie 2015. United states september 25, 2015 nationwide canada september 25, 2015.
And the plot never goes where it shouldnt, something that does happen in other, more cynical films. I could draw so many parallels while reading the intern, but despite the similarities, i could still enjoy the intern as its own work of art. Simply put, if you love the devil wears prada the movie that is, i havent read the book then youll love the intern. Its easy to scoff, but the intern is clearly a nancy meyers movie. Devoid of nuance and complexity, he plays ben, seniorcitizen intern at a. The intern has a fair amount of foul language and some innuendo.
Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. Ben turns to find patty, the woman from the funeral. Written and directed by nancy meyers, the intern is not your typical romantic comedy. The intern was released in 2015 on friday, september 25, 2015 in nationwide movie theaters. The internship is a 20 american comedy film directed by shawn levy, written by vince vaughn and jared stern, and produced by vaughn and levy. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern.
A budding romance between ben and the companys inhouse masseuse rene russo is fodder for two groaninducing visual gags. From the trailer, one major theme of the intern is that even in this age of youth culture and 25 year old ceos, maturity, wisdom and. Anne hathaway played a similar wideeyed intern in the devil wears prada 2006. The intern, movie starting a new job can be a difficult challenge, especially if youre already retired. The intern is also perfect for fans of the movie the devil wears prada and never been kissed. Meyerss script makes sure thats the case, as does the. The intern met this brief and, in the process, provided a few laughs, so that we do not take this life too seriously. Ben is a seventyyear old retired former phone book salesman and advertiser, he later became president of printing operations.
Director nancy meyers new film the intern may not be the kind of movie one actively seeks out at first, but five years from now it will be a homeforthanksgiving, lookwhatsoncable favorite. Ben was married and has one son who lives in san diego with his family, whom he visits often. Comedy about work, marriage is winning despite cliches. Although those are fairly serious themes, the movie takes a light touch with them, and teens may find its messages inspiring, particularly the. Ben soon becomes popular with his younger coworkers, including jules ostin anne hathaway, the boss and founder of the company. Medical drama that focuses on the personal and professional conflicts of medical interns working under senior surgeons at a major hospital. The adages of the intern are delivered in a comedy package that, for the most part, is sane, sweet, and smart, and a lot of the time, actually funny. Watch the intern trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone.
Pictures presents, a waverly films production, a nancy meyers film, the intern. She is a contributor to harpercollins begin, end, begin. The intern, while having its share of silly moments, is the most genuinely enjoyable and likable movie that meyersa longtime writer and producer before taking up directinghas put her name to since, oh, i dont know, 1984s irreconcilable differences. The intern is not groundbreaking cinema, but it is an enjoyable journey into the value that each generation can provide for one another.
Nevertheless, he has found that the key to retirement is to keep moving and to never stay. He constantly is doing the right thing no matter what the consequence and influences those around him to do the same. Ben doesnt sweep up the damsel like daniel daylewis in the last of the mohicans, but he proves more than up to the task. A thriller, with plans to turn the project into a vehicle for actor dave franco oren uziel, who worked on sonys upcoming 22 jump. The intern doesnt do enough with its timely premise, but benefits from. Camera whips to a flyer senior internship program at. Sony pictures has nabbed the rights to the intern s handbook. The intern is a typical nancy meyers movie with some of her works usual virtues, but also all of her usual flaws, this time perhaps more pronounced than ever. The year of the intern looks at the stressful and exhausting job a surgical intern has.
In the intern anne hathaway is jules ostin, founder of an online clothing retailer that has become successful quickly, something of a mix of nasty gal and netaporter. The intern boasts its own account of a trainee who may be a few years older, but just as able bodied and ambitious as the next guy. Seventyyearold widower ben whittaker has discovered that retirement isnt all its cracked up to be. We need your experience and well teach you what we know. The intern and the internship films have a common theme. The intern is very enjoyable and is good at loosening the heartstrings a little. The intern has a moral worldview with some slight feminist comments. The intern is a 2015 american comedy film directed, written and produced by nancy meyers. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. He is the author of the asset, the interns handbook, bought for film by sony pictures, and hostile takeover, the second book in his john lago internassassin thriller series.
In the intern, shes the boss, but hes the star the new. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by jules ostin hathaway. One of the characters changes everyone around him with his positive attitude. The movie is identical to intern 2000 starring dominique swain, that follows a young intern in a very the devil wears prada 2006 storyline. It takes a while but, ultimately, she learns that as the movies tag line notes experience never gets old.
With a cast headed by alisters robert deniro and anne hathaway, the intern is a charming movie with some underlying messages that make it not simply a pleasure to watch but also a film that makes you think. Its the year of the intern reads like a nonfiction memoirlike account of a medical intern. Overview of the new interns, 1964, directed by john rich, with michael callan, dean jones, barbara eden, at turner classic movies. I absolutely loved this movie and that says a lot because i consider myself to be a fair critic of movies. The intern 2015, comedy released in english language in theatre near you in.
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