Directed by: Nancy Meyers
Starring: Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway
Genre: Comedy
Strapline: “Experience never gets old.”
In a Nutshell:
My Thoughts:
30-year-old’s big break in cinema. He would go onto star in some of cinema’s most iconic and celebrated movies,
Mean Streets (1973), The Godfather: Part II (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995) and Heat (1995) and in the process become a true legend of modern cinema.
However, with the turn of the 21st century, truly iconic roles dried up. Of his 37 movies since 2000, quantity not quality has certainly been the watchword. In terms of drama, with the exception of The Good Shepherd (2006) this great actor has little to show from the last 15 years of cinema other than play a caricature of his well known persona honed in the said iconic movies of his earlier years. I have not seen Silver Linings Playbook (2012) or American Hustle (2013) for which I know he is famed.His foray into the world of comedy has had decidedly mixed results. Movies such as Meet the Parents (2000), Analyze That (2002), and Last Vegas (2013), perhaps being his best. Fast forward to 2015 and we have Nancy Meyer’s seventh outing in the director’s chair, The Intern. The Intern is an affable comedy that will do little to offend, but also little to excite. It won’t harm De Niro’s career but it also not give his career the shot the arm that it so deservedly needs.
The supporting cast is made up of a smattering of well known faces, a nice subtle turn from Rene Russo as Fiona the companies masseuse, being my favorite. Adam DeVine of Pitch Perfect fame features but as with that movie tries too hard to be funny. He is upstaged by Zack Pearlman as Davis, De Niro’s fellow intern.
The Intern is just a nice middle of the road movie, hence there is not too much to write about this one. The movie has some nice laughs, and some nice moments that play well on the age gap where the Instagram generation meets the Telegram generation, but there are not enough of these moments. Also the pacing is out of whack leading the movie to drag and feel overlong. Nothing much happens and save the more serious moments between De Niro and Hathaway that produce some affecting moments, there is little to write home about.
My Rating – 3 out of 5 stars
The Intern is just a good movie. Nothing more, nothing less. De Niro produces a nice turn as Ben the unfazed sage gentleman of a bygone age. Hathaway equally acquits herself well in the dual lead role. However, the two leads aside there is not enough here to recommend that you go out and pay top price to see this movie. This is an ideal movie to watch cuddled up on the couch under a blanket with a glass of wine and the roaring fire. Skip this one at the movies and catch it at home.
The Intern is released from October 2nd in the UK
The Intern
Pros
- A few Nice Moments
- A great
Cons
- Not special enough to see in theatres
- Not enough well played out moments
