Do you have an emergency question? Press J to jump to the feed. They said it to make you feel weird, its all a mind game! Ben goes to see Fiona at her office where she gives him a foot rub. One day Ben notices the driver who drives Jules around drinking on the job and tells him to inform Jules he can not drive, or he will have to spill the beans. She tells him it still feels like it is a right decision. The problem is getting there. The film stars Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, and Rene Russo, with supporting performances from Anders Holm, Andrew Rannells, Adam DeVine, and Zack Pearlman. To borrow from poet John Betjeman, come friendly bombs and fall on feminist film commentary. Ben, as it happens, genuinely He does not hear from her for a few days. A fun time. The next day, her meeting with the CEO takes longer than most of her meetings so far. Ben suggests she do what is best for her, and after much discussion between Matt and Jules, Jules forgives Matt for cheating on her. references, is actually a tolerable bit of rompage. . She calls Cameron next and tells him she is meeting one of the CEOs on the list. Anne Hathaway was radiantly beautiful as the high-powered entrepreneur of a wildly successful eCommerce fashion house, whose marriage and home life was suffering, while Robert DeNiro came across as a father figure while serving as her intern. Get back to your corner! document.write(ts+'script src="http://www.burstnet.com/cgi-bin/ads/ad12539a.cgi/v=2.3S/sz=728x90A|970x66A/'+rnum+'/'+nf+'RETURN-CODE/JS/">'+ts+'/script>'); You can send in your spoiler to other movies by going here. Yes, wed give our right arm for the Brooklyn brownstone that Hathaways character lives in, but at no point do her problems seem fantastical or invented. They were clear about her company wanting to bring in another CEO, and the whole while they're showing how great Ben is doing, the ideas he's having, and that he's now an essential part of the company. 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. 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. I was surprised how much I liked it! Tho I'm biased as hell because Ben is an almost perfect clone of my dad in all senses, and that made my heart go "DAAAAAAD" the whole movie. She visits Ben in the morning, and is pleasantly surprised to see Davis and then Fiona emerge from his apartment. Coming Soon, Regal They then find out that she was always jealous of Jules and her success, therefore wanted to do her harm. does so in a discreetly chivalrous way that actually runs counter to any here Jules dutifully interviews prospects even as same! "The Intern" seems backward-constructed, on the basis of Jules's problems, at work and with her husband, Matt (Anders Holm), who gave up his own job to stay at home with their young daughter,. The office masseuse Fiona (Renee Russo) gives him a massage and its evident he is attracted to her, as Davis needs to give him a magazine to put on his lap commenting he is not as old as he thought. 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. Really hated the whole cheating angle, it just wasn't necessary. within walking distance of where I actually live, and while it is a very PG-13 (Some Suggestive Content|Brief Strong Language), Comedy, When Ben goes to pick up Jules the morning after that, he finds Matt sick and Paige in tears at the prospect of going to a party with a sitter, so he agrees to take her instead. Ben eventually reveals that he once worked in the very same building where About The Fit is now based. [4] On February 7, 2014, Anne Hathaway was in final talks to replace Witherspoon in the lead role. [11], On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 59% of 204 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10. When Jules goes to Ben's home the next day, Ben greatly encourages Jules to think about how much this will change her authority and how her creativity may be hindered and also reminds her of her passion for her company. However, he finds that Matt was faking his illness to meet another mom who he is clearly having an affair with. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. In fact, when all the full timers ask where on Earth did you hear that? tell them all about what you read on instagram/reddit/4chan/facebook/twitter, thatll put them in their place. De Niro has the title role here, as he did in Taxi Driver 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. #theintern", "Review: In 'The Intern,' She's the Boss, but He's the Star", "The Intern has been panned by film critics. It feels like it doesn't really take on many of them very well and wraps things up a little too neatly in the end. The second most common type of painful intern is what I call The Invisible Intern. ts=String.fromCharCode(60); He also helps numerous employees with their tasks. The company is called About The Fit and is run by Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway). DeNiro Charms the Entire Cast Hitchcoc 12 March 2016 Totally bored with life, Robert DeNiro's character seeks out a new career. Rising star Kaitlyn Dever played the youngest of the daughters, Eve Baxter. 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. Uh- you dont know what that line of code does? While internships provide an advantage to new graduates, students must ensure they seek out internships that provide . She lets him know that he should have thought of their daughter to begin with, and therefore will not forgive him. ", "The Curious Case of the Missing Women in Film Criticism", "Quentin Tarantino Raves About 'The Intern,' Talks Hollywood Diversity", "Critics' Choice Awards Nominations: 'Mad Max' Leads Film; ABC, HBO, FX Networks & 'Fargo' Top TV", "Teen Choice Awards 2016 Nominations Announced: See the "First Wave" of Potential Winners", "Amitabh Bachchan to replace late Rishi Kapoor in The Intern remake, Deepika Padukone announces. The project can. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Every moment of your experience has been scheduled and planned like NASA preparing to send an astronaut into space. Jason, Davis and Lewis accompany him and after some glitches they get the job done. All right reserved to Warner Brothers Pictures, Ratpac-Dune Entertainment and Waverly Films Production.I own nothing. While on a business trip in San Francisco to interview a potential CEO candidate, Jules reveals that she knows about Matt's cheating, but did not confront Matt about it because she was not ready to deal with 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. [1], The film opened alongside Hotel Transylvania 2 and was projected to gross $1520 million in its opening weekend. It just give you that positive thoughts and energy within a lovely comedian scenario. 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. If I could change and re write the ending to this movie, I would make changes to how Jules reacted to finding out her husband Matt was cheating on her. Ben soon becomes popular with his younger co-workers, including Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), the boss and founder of the company. blessed part of Brooklyn, its windows are not normally quite as uniformly shiny When Ben escorts Jules back to her room, it is clear she wants company. All the items are in perfect order. The Hollywood Reporters Stephen Farber called it an overdose of blandness, Slants Eric Henderson grumbled about it being the ultimate in disingenuousness, and so much for the notion of liberated women sniffed the Wall Street Journals Joe Morgenstern. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. However, their marriage is slowly breaking apart as the couple grows more distant. So he applies But then, Jules begins to Battling boredom, hes applying as a senior (as in senior citizen) intern for a local internet startup, an online clothing shop created by Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway) that has turned into a manic, overnight success. 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. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. [16] Bastow further suggested that female critics would "feel the need to go hard on certain films for women" such as The Intern. At his interview with a series of people, Ben reveals that he used to work for a company that made phone books. She writes a ranting email about her mother to Matt but accidentally sends it to her mom. Press J to jump to the feed. And in this possibly blinkered go-getter. Jules goes on to fire her and believes everything is over with and can move on with her and her daughters life. Founder and CEO Jules Ostin had previously agreed to a community outreach program where seniors would intern at the firm. The film stars Robert DeNiro, Anne Hathaway and Rene Russo. an outside CEO to the company. Read critic reviews. She asks and is advised that the minimum time for her to put up with him is six weeks, since she has to make an example. He applies to a be a senior intern at an online fashion retailer and gets the position. They already stressed the marriage was lacking (straight to sleep, no sex, no time for eachother), and that's all they really needed. Weirder still is Meyerss lust for the corporate world. Once he got in, he realized it was more of his duty to help people around him than actually work. Matt asks Bens take on the CEO situation saying he hopes it will be good for them. set piece in which Ben enlists some of the younger goofballs of About The Fit 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. And definitely dont just re-frame that email as I noticed some things, curious about why you made that decision, how dare you respect my intelligence with a polite email, indignant or bust! I absolutely love responding to every one of your critiques with exactly why I made that decision, because of course I made all these decisions without any actual thought. The founder of the company is Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), a tireless, driven, demanding, dynamic workaholic. You better escalate that right to the CEO, because no one else is capable of figuring this out. few nips out of a paper bag right before the soon-to-be-ex-employee is supposed But Ben manages to get into Jules good graces partly via The meeting is very short. Theres something slightly Woody Allenesque The other employees are friendly and help him start up the computer. 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. 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 plot follows a 70-year-old widower who becomes a senior intern at an online fashion website, where he forms an unlikely friendship with the company's workaholic CEO. Realising his commute will be crazy, Ben offers him a room in his house. Our last day of shooting and he is my hero! 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. Ben quietly observes the dynamics at home and the school playground where the other moms seem to look down on Jules for being a busy career woman while she is dropping Paige. He looks disappointed the CEO thing did not work out. 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. See production, box office & company info, Cheever Place, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Then again, it seems these films cant win. It was okay, but at two hours, wears it's welcome out and has an extremely abrupt ending. This is a movie that is missing something but makes up for it with a lot of charm. That same year, Lorene Scafarias subtly bleak Seeking a Friend for the End of the World also suffered from being tarred with the chicks movie brush; many critics misread it as a romcom that happened to have apocalyptic themes. All in all an easy recommendation for fans of the genre. Jules goes out looking for Ben, wanting to tell him that she has changed her mind and finds him enjoying his tai chi exercise group. Ben volunteers to go to her mother's house and delete it from her laptop before she comes back from work at 5.30. This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. But I'm pretty sure Mark Twain said it first. The movie starts off with Ben (Robert DeNiro) telling us about himself. [9] On October 2, 2014, director Nancy Meyers announced that filming was completed. Originally started from her kitchen, the online clothes retailing company now hires about 220 employees having grown that much in only 18 months. And the movie is rather good at the At one point I was thinking they will hire him as CEO which could have been great. patriarchal stealth, as when he confronts Jules driver after seeing him take a Coming Soon. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy nice tidy endings, but this one did not feel quite satisfying. Well you know who to trust, those random strangers who post stuff online for internet points! 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. Your equipment hasnt been delivered yet? know, 1984s Irreconcilable Differences.. Doris can not drive, and Jules takes over, while calling Cameron asking for Ben back. In my 5 years at Microsoft I have been blessed to recruit, manage, mentor and coordinate literally thousands of interns. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. As Ben continues to work as her intern, he begins to see firsthand how stressful her life is because she must invest a large amount of her time to her job, but also has a daughter and husband at home whom need her time as well. 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. Her stay-at-home husband Matt (Anders Holm) seems, at first, to be the perfect partner for this set-up. Most of this I do in my spare time, and every year I look forward to summer because I know it means interns are coming. Overall, it was a sweet movie though. [6] On June 23, 2014, Zack Pearlman joined the cast of the film. [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. 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. Books shelved as ending -is- horrible : Bride by Mistake by Anne Gracie, Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey, No Man's Mistress by Mary Balogh, Crime Lord's Captive . The worst part is this intern has a real chance to be fucking amazing, but too often loses out to their own anxieties. Why am I not surprised? We first see Jules answering a customer service call from a bride complaining that her bridesmaids dresses are the wrong colour. But heres the thing: The Intern, while having its share of silly moments, is So here is my antidote to those articles, Kasey Champions fail proof way to be the worst intern ever. I want another movie that is as good as Holiday! Exam went a little rough, got home a little demoralized, watched the movie and now I feel all fluffy and happy inside! Youre the intern! Ben told her he saw them the previous day as Jukes breaks down. Late to the party here, but was looking forward to watching this and saw it today. If you see some weird bug, its supposed to be there! But I agree with everything you have said about the movie. This was literally for a course assignm. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online Read allSeventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. admires Juleslooks up to her, you might sayand when he does bring his Maybe they're not being the ones that are being asked to be on The Hollywood Reporter roundtable. The secretary does admit to her actions. Just because we hired you doesnt mean we want you to be comfortable or actually enjoy this experience. He has no big moment of growth. 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). And for that, this internship deserves a little bit of credit. She gets along really well with her dad and can be very sarcastic and quick-witted. Ben comes to work at 7:00 A.M. one day to organize a messy desk that Jules had complained about previously. how inane and uncomfortable a movie such as Somethings Gotta Give can be. Jason steps in to comfort her and gives her Bens hanky, while Ben calms her down, so she isn't threatened by him. including Hathaway, who, for the record, I have never not liked, is extremely See first poster", " DIGITAL", "1 """, AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Comedy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Intern_(2015_film)&oldid=1142441117, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2022, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 11:24. I hated the husband twist and I didn't think either of them were convincing as parents to a child that old. You better contact the guy who wrote the compiler. remember ann hataway said she didnt remember aproving of the project but the guy said she had. younger colleagues and learns about the Weird Things These Kids Today Do With I read it in reviews or just snarky comments you can read online. Choice is yours ;), Liked this? movie. They kiss. She then kicks him out of their home and tells him she wants nothing to do with him. The bridesmaid from the customer service call she took at the beginning of the movie has sent her pictures of the bridal party and a thank you note. Also, the CEO she met in San Fransisco sent her some flowers. 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. Nonetheless he makes himself productive, getting to know the ropes around the place and learning how to deal with the technology. Just found the 'crisis' (Matt cheating) rushed up. Meanwhile, Ben and Fiona have gotten close. [5] Stephen Goldblatt was set as director of photography. Davis, who had a deadline for moving out from his parents, declares he is moving to Philadelphia to crash with his cousin. She asks her coworkers to do something about it. I echo Jeremy Jahns's sentiment that I really appreciate that there was zero romance between De Niro and Hathaway. She moves around in her office on a bike, rarely has time to stop and celebrate co-workers birthdays in the office or have a complete conversation with her mother. Similarly, Meyers and other womens films are often criticised for being unrealistic in a way that male-centric films rarely are. But the ending tai chi (sad), didn't like it, don't know how else could they have ended it, maybe a party (fiona and ben getting married) or something of that sorts but imho it needed a different, slightly long and more happy ending. 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