Jules has a work crisis to deal with, during which a phone call from her mother makes her mad. I'm super late to this thread, but I agree with your wife. Was the story about him or Jules? He applies to a be a senior intern at an online fashion retailer and gets the position. She asks her coworkers to do something about it. including Hathaway, who, for the record, I have never not liked, is extremely Initially frozen out by her, Ben slowly wins over co-workers with his congeniality and gets into Jules's good graces. Paige and Matt seem to like him. I'm a little disappointed in myself that I didn't really pay any attention to it when it was still in theatres here, because I feel like this would've made a great date. Once he got in, he realized it was more of his duty to help people around him than actually work. Over the years, its been hard to get male movie stars to be in a movie if a womans the lead, where a great, great movie star, a woman, will be in a movie where the mans the lead. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. the points of De Niros character is that hes alert and competent and wants to Best to dissect it in detail with the other interns, the real sources of all wisdom in the workplace. She goes after Ben to tell him that she changed her mind, to find him in a Tai Chi group. If you dont have badge access to the cafe, how dare you interrupt us because you need to eat. [10], The Intern grossed $75.7million in North America and $118.8million in other territories for a worldwide total of $194.6million, against a net production budget of $35million. the companys investors, while delighted with its success, would like to bring i was expecting the other one from the trio to make an appearance but alas nope. One day while Jules is working late, and Ben is working on his computer waiting around to drop her home, she brings over her pizza to talk and eat with him. The interviewer (Nat Wolff) also asks him where he see himself in the next ten years and then realises the question really doesn't apply. She asks Becky to put him on the phone in a decisive voice. An earlier version said The Intern had been panned by male critics. Theres a moment when one character mistakenly thinks theyve walked in on a sex act, a gag that was tired when Threes Company repeated it each week. Through all of this Ben maintains a careful, empathetic The next day, Doris comes to pick her up. wonder who exactly this other woman was, and begins to investigate with the help of Ben. But Ben manages to get into Jules good graces partly via Watched it 2 hours ago, still thinking about it. The whole time I expected her to make De Niro the CEO. What have you done with my husband? my wife asked me the other Looking to get back into the game, 70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) seizes the opportunity to become a senior intern at an online fashion site. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy nice tidy endings, but this one did not feel quite satisfying. Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jurassic Park Movies Ranked By Tomatometer, The Mandalorian Season 3 Premiere Features Sad Bo-Katan, a Bad Baby, and a Pirate Problem, The 5 Most Anticipated Movies of March 2023. for Meyers, 21st Century entrepreneur type; not too far beneath her Meyers cribs from a source worse than sitcoms: her pacing is more like reality television, and composer Theodore Shapiro enhances this with awful transition cues like cymbal rolls, making everything feel like a cheap trailer for a movie you may one day actually see. [17], Director Quentin Tarantino viewed the film as Oscar-worthy, stating: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, It does seem to be to some degree there's a boom or bust aspect when it comes to Hollywood when it comes to female directors. Meanwhile, Ben and Fiona have gotten close. for a position in a Senior Intern Program at an e-commerce concern called Then I realized, maybe those stinkers just read one too many shoot for the stars! your success is yours to take! puff pieces. As intern season has been ramping up Ive seen number of How to make the best of your summer! Ways to turn your internship into a career How to make your manager fall in love with you kind of articles, and while these typically have great advice I find them lacking some levels of authenticity. I want another movie that is as good as Holiday! Ben starts to be noticed more and more around the office especially after he is lauded by having a bell rung for him (an office practise to highlight good performance) for clearing out a desk that was the office dumping spot and routinely got on Jules nerves. Submissions should be for the purpose of informing or initiating a discussion, not just to entertain readers. And for that, this internship deserves a little bit of credit. The other employees are friendly and help him start up the computer. What really makes The Entitled Intern so special, is how very unspecial they are. The ending, I felt like he knew hes done his job with helping people; he had the experience he wanted, so he went back to the old routine tai chi, which to me was actually beautiful and brilliant way of ending his journey. This is not great cinema, and will probably be forgotten long before Citizen Kane, or Casablanca, or Cries and Whispers, but it was fun to watch and we enjoyed it, start to finish. Ben soon becomes popular with his. shes dizzied by the idea that she could be effectively ousted from her own Ben soon becomes popular with his younger co-workers, including Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), the boss and founder of the company. See production, box office & company info, Cheever Place, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Pretty underwhelming. These frustrations eventually come pouring out in an emotional third act that is tender and relatable. In addition, he also gives old school sensible advice to the youngsters when they need it, such as telling Jason to talk properly to Becky for cheating on her since his evasive text messages did not get any response. We think this has a lot to do with it being a female driven comedy about a single woman, and the older male critics dont like messy unapologetic stories with women at the center. Exam went a little rough, got home a little demoralized, watched the movie and now I feel all fluffy and happy inside! The second most common type of painful intern is what I call The Invisible Intern. She spilled soy sauce on it, but she's wearing it and he has to get it from her. The movie turned out a bit differently than I expected, I expected a bit more comedy, but in the end I'm glad that didn't happen. Jason steps in to comfort her and gives her Bens hanky, while Ben calms her down, so she isn't threatened by him. Instead of Jules forgiving Matt for cheating on her, Jules does not believe any excuses that Matt gives her for him cheating on her. Have your manager, recruiter, mentor, friend and 10 other reasonable full time employees told you the same thing, but the internet says something different? He has no big moment of growth. The meeting is very short. Ben replies that that a CEO will not be able to fix what is wrong in their house. on a housebreaking mission, replete with latter-day Oceans Eleven Once they added in the cheating, I felt it really hurt her character to take him back and have a tearful reunion (in her office, no less). The Intern is a 2015 American buddy comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by Nancy Meyers.The film stars Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, and Rene Russo, with supporting performances from Anders Holm, Andrew Rannells, Adam DeVine, and Zack Pearlman.The plot follows a 70-year-old widower who becomes a senior intern at an online fashion website, where he forms an unlikely friendship . I have divided them into two personas- well start with the first: The Entitled Intern. And it isnt as if Meyers writes dialogue like Oscar Wilde. Doris is a horrible driver, driving into someone else's car and almost crashing into a building. be of service. Youre supposed to just go sit in your office and check facebook until you feel like its been long enough to go back and ask another question without being a bother. 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. Weirder still is Meyerss lust for the corporate world. The next morning at Jules, Matt turns down a trip to San Francisco where Jules has to meet a CEO on account of school activities Paige is looking forward to. When the whole meeting is talking about a problem you know already has an open source solution, keep that shit to yourself! 4. Jules dutifully interviews prospects even as The goal of /r/Movies is to provide an inclusive place for discussions and news about films with major releases. He couldnt maybe have done some charitable volunteer work? experience as a businessman to bear on Jules own enterprise, its in the the relative inactivity of his current, pleasant mode of living. She helps him with the coffee, apologises, tells him she feels calmer in his presence and offers him his old job back. In the office, Cameron is telling Jules that their investors think that its all going too fast at About The Fit and a seasoned CEO could handle affairs better and help them keep up with their success. Why am I not surprised? The secretary does admit to her actions. Coming Soon. As we all know, every full-time employee knows every single answer to your question- they just dont give them to you all at once because its a test. You'll want at least one reference letter, as well as verbal agreements to be future references from two or three other . Ben begins to give insightful opinions and shows that he has useful experience. she conceives and runs her business. But a silly set piece in which Ben enlists some of the younger . Blue Shark. To borrow from poet John Betjeman, come friendly bombs and fall on feminist film commentary. It was good to see Rene Russo and Linda Lavin and to hear Mary Kay Place's voice, as each played small, but important roles. Doris can not drive, and Jules takes over, while calling Cameron asking for Ben back. . Read critic reviews. Robert De Niro is the last person youd think to cast in a remake of Amlie, but if Nancy Meyerss love letter to workaholism is good for anything, its seeing the star of Taxi Driver and Mean Streets as a fastidious fixer of other peoples problems. The relationships and the chemistry between the characters were all really good and it really made me feel happy! Why? [3] Handed over to Warner Bros., Fey was replaced by Reese Witherspoon as the attached star, though Witherspoon left the film on January 15, 2014, due to scheduling conflicts. [22] Rishi Kapoor was initially cast as the male lead, but after his sudden death in April 2020 due to leukemia, he was replaced by Amitabh Bachchan in March 2021. Just found the 'crisis' (Matt cheating) rushed up. Coming Soon. Jason, Davis and Lewis accompany him and after some glitches they get the job done. She visits Ben in the morning, and is pleasantly surprised to see Davis and then Fiona emerge from his apartment. The Telegraphs Tim Robey trashed the film and then recoiling from the intensity of his own attack, confessed, Im being harsh. But as she told New York Magazine, The Intern took a tortuous route to the screen, in part because her films have long been dismissed as chick flicks, both by critics and within Hollywood; not dissimilar to a scene in The Intern, where someone dismisses the successful e-commerce business run by protagonist Jules (Anne Hathaway) as a chick site. Anyway, what a lovely movie. Rising star Kaitlyn Dever played the youngest of the daughters, Eve Baxter. When driving Paige home from a party, Ben discovers that Matt is having an affair with another parent at Paige's school. Makes me really miss my grandpa. Passionate about #techforgood and #cs4all **opinions are my own**. He looks disappointed the CEO thing did not work out. thanks for sharing your opinions! Similarly, Meyers and other womens films are often criticised for being unrealistic in a way that male-centric films rarely are. Super cheesy, music felt like it was a commercial, the story felt so sugary. Behind the scenes, they are hampered by misguided perceptions of women directors, writers and producers as being part of a shallow talent pool, as a Sundance Institute study revealed this year. He comforts her and tells her she should only hire the CEO if she wants to, not for anyone else, and she should be able to have both a great career and a good marriage. The next day, Jules arrives to the car to see Ben has been replaced as her driver by Doris. Founder and CEO Jules Ostin had previously agreed to a community outreach program where seniors would intern at the firm. Still, Hathaway and De Niro have some real chemistry, and by the end of the picture, they have developed something you rarely see represented in films: a male-female friendship that isnt familial or sexual. The film stars Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, and Rene Russo, with supporting performances from Anders Holm, Andrew Rannells, Adam DeVine, and Zack Pearlman. Submissions should be for the purpose of informing or initiating a discussion, not just to entertain readers. Jules takes full responsibility, is very helpful, promises to fix the glitch and even gives her own number to the bride. Typically too shy or anxious to believe in their abilities or even in their needs, this intern will finish out the summer without any friends, new skills or job offers. If you see some weird bug, its supposed to be there! Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Believing it will give her more time at home with her family, Jules is willing to consider the proposal. The headline on this article was amended on 1 October 2015. There was a similar backlash against HBOs Girls at first from men, but we dont have the luxury of a full TV season to change their minds. It just give you that positive thoughts and energy within a lovely comedian scenario. The Intern doesn't do enough with its timely premise, but benefits from the unorthodox chemistry of its talented leads. Send your questions or comments about this or any other spoiler to: THEMOVIESPOILER.com. Disclaimer: all of the following are inspired by real trends, but none of them are inspired by any individual intern. They kiss. Typically the entitled intern believes they are gods gift to the working world and just cannot understand why no one wants to give them a job. If its one thing that makes my day as an intern manager, its an in depth and indignant feedback email filled with attacks on decisions I have made that were based in thorough research. The Internship ending scene: Irene Cara Flashdance What a Feeling Zymusss 530 subscribers Subscribe 1K Share Save 269K views 9 years ago From: The Internship Show more Show more Cheaper By. As I am sure you know, questions are just visible displays of weakness. that, for the most part, is sane, sweet, and smart, and a lot of the time, I'm so sad to see this is such a small thread :/ I really liked the movie and I wish more people were talking about it! She joins him, finally letting herself relax. Really hated the whole cheating angle, it just wasn't necessary. But these were people you could see yourself sitting down to have a meal with and know that you would enjoy it. arising because hes too observantand when he steps in to offer help, he Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. While dropping her at home, he tells her he believes she should rest more and when she is in doubt she should remember that she started the company from nothing. sunny exteriorshe IS played by Anne Hathaway, after allis a highly driven and And everyone in the cast, Well casted and directed with an array of interesting characters and situations which are not completely predictable. . with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. All rights reserved. Just felt forced. younger colleagues and learns about the Weird Things These Kids Today Do With Seemed like just a lazy way of wrapping it up. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! The bulk of The Intern is a morass of wackiness, a chain of sequences shot in a flat and predictable manner that range from tedious to idiotic. When Ben escorts Jules back to her room, it is clear she wants company. He gets a call for an interview. 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