Movie Review
Review The Intern
The Intern is a really refreshing movie. Not because it's one of the best movies of the year, it's not (but this is one of my favorite so far this year). Not because it has the best performances or directing, it doesn't. But The Intern feels different than anything I have seen this year. It has a senior intern for starters, but the mixture of heart and humor that The Intern carries is something special. It's a little long but Nancy Meyers does a great job in her wheelhouse, which is making feel good movies, and The Intern is most definitely one.
Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) is a 70-year-old pensioner. Having lost his wife 3 years ago Ben has now travelled the world but yet seems to have a void in himself that he is seeking out to fill. A senior citizen intern program for an online clothing line catches his eye whilst running his daily errands and he takes up the challenge and enrolls in the selection process. Jules Ortin (Anne Hathaway) the brainchild and the owner of the line is assigned Ben as her intern. Jules instantaneously is overwhelmed with a feeling of violation as the veteran comes across as too calm and too observant – something Jules is unable to neither fathom nor react to. Jules on her own is an individual who most certainly has too much on her plate. She is constantly late for meetings, she is always rushed and often requires to remembered of what is expected of her.
The comedy with the supporting cast works with Adam Devine and Rene Russo having key performances. The score is charming and hits at just the right times. But I think the best part about the film is the two leads and how great they are together on screen. Hathaway could have came off as a snobby businesswoman and De Niro could have mailed it in, but they both gave great performances. The Intern is one of the more surprising films this year.
The movie is not about one person saving the day for another person. It is about how small things in our everyday life could be fixed with good attitude and good humour and Ben personifies the guy who doesn't take offense at anything, loves his work (which is why he returns as an intern to a company now running in a remodelled version of his old workplace - a nice touch to the story). Ben is a great guy who tries to look like the guy next door and it helps that he teaches mannerisms like carrying a handkerchief on you so you could offer it when some lady is crying. From start to finish, the movie shows you how the big problems are rarely about the big problems. There is a lesson here for all of us, Look at your elders and learn from them as the movie tagline says "Experience never gets old"
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