Review of The Internship (2013) by Anthony G — 12 Mar 2018

Strengths: The reason Owen Wilson (Nick) and Vince Vaughn (Billy) work together so often is because they play well off each other. That was the case here. Their scenes together were the highlights and they did what they could to overcome the other shortcomings of the movie. Tiya Sircar (Neha) was fine in her role, while Josh Gad (Headphones) had himself a fun little role. There were a few scenes that stood out as good work for those involved. The one at the strip club and what comes next were strong team building moments. I also liked the Quidditch game.

Weaknesses: This is a very formulaic flick. It's paint-by-numbers and follows what you've come to expect from fish out of water and underdog stories. Though there are some laughs from things like the Quidditch game, but not enough to overcome the clichés. There's a severe misuse of some of the more talented people in the cast. Rose Byrne (Diana) has shown comedic chops before, but is mostly on the sidelines here. Also, why cast the hilarious Eric Andre (Sid) if you're going to have him do next to nothing? And what was up with Max Minghella (Graham) and his awful accent? I know it was supposed to be a fake one, but it was just so bad. Lastly, at just about two hours, the movie drags a bit. There's just no need for it to be that long.

Overall: Nowhere near the level of the best Wilson and Vaughn have to offer (Wedding Crashers). They still utilize that chemistry they're so well known for, but the script is too formulaic to make this anything special.