The Internship

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.