Review of The Internship (2013) by Joshua C — 29 Dec 2013

I was happy to see Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn team up again. I cannot say this would be much of a movie without them. Luckily, a comedy can make it work when the bright stars shine bright enough. These two guys are a great comedic duo and do just that by filling up the room with their high energy that makes you smile.

The premise of two highly unqualified guys fudging their way through a highly selective yet extremely unorthodox internship that they are not suited for is pretty funny. Vaughn and Wilson find themselves presented with a number of unusual and uncomfortable situations where they hilariously flounder.

It becomes a predictable underdog story but it is fun and upbeat. The weak support characters and weak supporting cast is where this movie glaring deficiencies. Good supporting roles could have added that next layer of jokes, situations and gags that could have make this great, but it just was not there.

Wilson and Vaughn mask a lot of problems in this movie though and save it with their great chemist and likeability. It is no Wedding Crashers but they make it is surprisingly enjoyable.