Billy (Vince Vaughn)
and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the
digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they defy the odds by
talking their way into a coveted internship at Google, along with a battalion
of brilliant college students. But, gaining entrance to this utopia is only
half the battle. Now they must compete with a group of the nation's most elite,
tech-savvy geniuses to prove that necessity really is the mother of
re-invention.
People are referring to this as a sequel to Wedding Crashers
which I can understand because Vince and Owen go after this internship with the
same tenacity they chased women with in Wedding Crashers. Maybe it’s just me but I enjoy these two in
comedies together, they know each other really well and play off each other
with ease and are always able to draw us in to their characters with relatable
qualities. With times being as tough as
they are many people can relate to this story, especially if you are chasing a
dream or have recently lost your job and struggling to find another, this will
inspire you to never give up and to always reach up and pull that chain. (Flashdance reference, many in the
movie.) A big complaint of mine when
changing careers is that people are so narrow minded they don’t think you can
successfully do this because their heads see your resume and they don’t take
the time to ask you about your skills and what you have done in your life
besides your current job. This point is
brought up in the movie and it’s about time, we all have the ability to do what
we want, having someone take a chance on us is the hard part. This movie left me inspired and ready to work
even harder to capture my dream, thank you Vince and Owen for yet again giving
me extrinsic motivation. I’m curious as
to how many resumes Google has received since the movies release on Friday, my
guess is enough to crash their servers, that’s if Google didn’t have such
amazing server farms.
So lets review this fun time movie. Vince and Owen at it again and along the way
overcoming all the doubters and haters while inspiring us to do better in our
own lives. A large number of 80’s
references and plenty of modern day geek references and cosplay talk to entertain
the age range of 18-45. As usual we have
some great character support and fun stories that make us root for the
underdogs and to remember that actual human interaction is so much better than
texting and emails. How about some Harry
Potter style Quidditch where we get to see Vince play the big man on campus and
kick some young ass! Never fear we get
to hear all of the smart-ass remarks we love along with the fast talking fun
that Vince always delivers. This is a
fun movie with a lot of great characters and some fun situations that you are
sure to enjoy. By the way, did I mention
the Will Ferrell cameo? You’re welcome.
Never give up on your dreams.
Enjoy the show.
