All right reserved to Warner Brothers Pictures, Ratpac-Dune Entertainment and Waverly Films Production.I own nothing. Now he has a good job, friends and Fiona and.. Jules has got her problems sorted out about the company, CEO and the house husband and so maybe a nice happy warm ending could have been better. Youre never too old to keep an open night when I came home and told her Id had a genuinely good time watching a Each project is highly specific and can range from content creation to data analysis to research work. thanks for sharing your opinions! Theres another bit where everyone suddenly becomes a cat burglar. [1], The film opened alongside Hotel Transylvania 2 and was projected to gross $1520 million in its opening weekend. In my 5 years at Microsoft I have been blessed to recruit, manage, mentor and coordinate literally thousands of interns. Matt invites Ben in for a coffee while he waits. Ben is assigned to work with Jules, who is somewhat skeptical at first. 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. And there is most certainly a gender issue.. There is more to come. Instead of Jules forgiving Matt for cheating on her, Jules does not believe any excuses that Matt gives her for him cheating on her. Matt seems unnerved, but back at the office (where Jules is finally part of a coworkers birthday celebrations) Ben is in worse shape as his blood pressure acts up, and his coworkers show concern for his health. She goes to find him in a coffee shop where he is picking up coffee for the department he currently works at. All rights reserved. The minimum period she had to put up with an intern, six weeks, is over, and Ben has been transferred. Matt unexpectedly drops in at the office and urges her to reconsider, saying that he is sorry, ashamed, and wants to support her in her dreams. stand. There becomes an era when there's a lot working then that settles down and there's a dry periodbut frankly, maybe I'm just talking shit because the thing is there are female directors. Paige is not feeling well, so they leave the party early. Eh, a stay-at-home-and-watch-movie-and-eat-ice-cream-on-the-couch-date can be really good too! The whole movie started with Ben wanting to try something different, a new experience in the new generation just to get him off his mundane routine. Theres something really soothing about a Nancy Meyers Back at home she informs Matt and tells him she thinks it will be great for us. He asks her about a meeting she had with another CEO that didn't go too well either. By creating an account, you agree to the 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. Once their films are in cinemas, its not unusual for their work to receive unduly harsh criticism; Vultures Mynette Louie spoke to a number of female film-makers this year who reported that the Hollywood psyche is often shaped by the critical consensus of a fleet of film critics whose ranks are 80% male. ", "Photos of Robert De Niro filming 'The Intern' in Brooklyn", "The DeNiro Hero. Hit the little so others can find this post. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Seventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker, a retired executive from DEX One, applies to fill the newly conceived position of senior intern, after retirement has become too boring for him. I just saw this and, well, I'm saying this as an 18-year old guy, this movie was amazing. dwell on senior-citizen bemusement with the Digital Age all too much; one of And he's not in a tech job or anything that would give him a 'leg-up' on any other senior. 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. Right up there with It's Complicated. Female film-makers are up against it long before their film hits the cinemas, from the initial pitch all the way through to the critics screenings. . JoJo Kushner (left) as Paige and Robert De Niro as Ben Whittaker in The Intern. The Intern is released in the US on 25 September and in the UK on 2 October, Robert De Niro walks out of Radio Times interview, Anne Hathaway to star in TV drama The Ambassador's Wife, You talkin to me? Why Robert De Niro turned into a raging bull, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. They then find out that this other woman works as Juless personal secretary, and met Matt because she too had a daughter that she would take to the same school. They dont want to sweep the gender issue under the rug any more. They said it to make you feel weird, its all a mind game! 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. Copyright Fandango. 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. Immediately start emailing anyone you can and do not relent. In an effort to buy herself time to save her marriage, Jules decides to hire a prospective CEO. Battling boredom, he's applying as a senior (as in senior citizen) intern for a local internet startup . [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. But then, Jules begins to De Niro and Hathaway chemistry in some scenes deserves special mention and was probably the most memorable thing about the movie. Ben takes care to dress impeccably for his first day at work. 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! Didnt like that Jules went back to her husband, that felt a bit of a let down for me.. but overall, this was truly a sweet, sweet, sweet movie. 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. Paige and Matt seem to like him. Becky calls Ben the next morning telling him Jules driver is not responding to her calls, and he needs to pick her. Ben takes over. No one else liked to see Durs (workaholics) get it with Hathaway. [18], Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone announced on January 27, 2020, that she will produce the Hindi remake of The Intern, also playing the female lead role, but the remake's production was postponed mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The movie, The Intern, consists of a 70 year old retired man named Ben whom becomes hired as a senior intern at a successful and upcoming online fashion site named About the Fit. To her surprise, the caller with a private phone number left a voicemail stating, You may have caught me, but this is not over Jules. for a position in a Senior Intern Program at an e-commerce concern called [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. What sets them apart from the films of Judd Apatow and James L Brooks, which deal in west of the 405 problems, is the fact that Meyers characters are real and complex. Keep an eye out for more posts from Kasey every other Tuesday as she tells stories from both the classroom and the tech industry. A lot of the scenes with Ben were just maudlin to a point of disbelief. She needs to do what's right for her. shove, Ben offers Jules the assurance that the thing to do is be tough and go Its also bloody funny, much like Meyers previous film Its Complicated, which is for my money one of the finest sex comedies of the past decade. Or I guess instead you could be like the other 85% of interns and be delightful, curious, open-minded, enthusiastic and hard working. I was surprised how much I liked it! that, for the most part, is sane, sweet, and smart, and a lot of the time, movie, he plays it rather well. Ben: "You're never wrong to do the right thing.". He admits to being a softy despite his manly exterior and suggests they enjoy their first class plane ride. They already stressed the marriage was lacking (straight to sleep, no sex, no time for eachother), and that's all they really needed. 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 Intern: Directed by Nancy Meyers. Super cheesy, music felt like it was a commercial, the story felt so sugary. Well, at least in my context. Sorry you didn't like it, Her taking back her husband just flat out annoyed me and made dislike the movie so much, Anyone else like the movie. The film stars Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, and Rene Russo, with supporting performances from Anders Holm, Andrew Rannells, Adam DeVine, and Zack Pearlman. 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 you dont get permanent ocular damage from continuously rolling your eyes during the first 90 minutes, the final half-hour will remind you why he was once considered a great actor. Theres something slightly Woody Allenesque Privacy Policy It was okay, but at two hours, wears it's welcome out and has an extremely abrupt ending. 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. He develops a romantic relationship with the in-house massage therapist, Fiona, and becomes something of a father figure to several of the younger workers: by offering advice about issues such as love, clothes sense and work/life balance. the points of De Niros character is that hes alert and competent and wants to And a hug was needed between Ben and Jules. [7], Principal photography began on June 23, 2014, in Brooklyn, New York City,[8] where De Niro was spotted on the set of the film. At his interview with a series of people, Ben reveals that he used to work for a company that made phone books. I thought the script was actually one of her best. The founder of the company is Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), a tireless, driven, demanding, dynamic workaholic. Coming Soon. Indeed, when theres a new Meyers film on the slate, you can just about hear the critics sharpening their knives. But a silly set piece in which Ben enlists some of the younger . He has a job, and a girlfriend I guess but nothing else. De Niros character here is one that he pretty much never At lest it wasn't completely predictable, but once was enough watching this. Real chemistry Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway in The Intern. [13], Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, stating, "With some genuinely insightful dialogue, a number of truly funny bits of physical business, and small scenes allowing us to get know and like a half-dozen supporting players,"[14], Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that the film was similar to Meyers's other works, stating that it was "frothy, playful, homogeneous, routinely maddening and generally pretty irresistible." 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. It was.. ok. A lot of the scenes with Ben were just maudlin to a point of disbelief. The relationships and the chemistry between the characters were all really good and it really made me feel happy! While internships provide an advantage to new graduates, students must ensure they seek out internships that provide . 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