I love any movie Anne Hathaway is in, (I’m a huge fan of The Devil Wears Prada, have watched it over 20 times with my daughter). So when I saw the commercials for The Intern, I knew I had to see it. The Intern is a comedy that stars Anne Hathaway as Jules Ostin, the founder of a fashion based e-commerce company who hires Ben Whitaker (Robert De Niro), a 70-year old widower bored with retirement, as her intern. Ben is seeking something more in his life. “There’s a hole in my life and I need to fill it,” Ben explains in the opening narration of The Intern. “I still have music in me,” he adds.
So naturally, after coming across a flyer seeking senior interns for the company Jules runs, Ben simply cannot contain his excitement and decides to apply as an intern. The company, About the Fit, is ironically seeking people with a lifetime of experience instead of kids who have spent the last four years updating their Facebook status and getting drunk at frat parties. So naturally, Ben is perfect. Of course he gets the internship after an interesting interview process (being asked at age 70, “What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?)” and that’s when the film takes off.
The plot revolves mainly around Jules, how she must figure out how to balance being the owner of her company while preserving her personal life as well. It’s told from Ben’s perspective, as he is her intern, and very quickly figures out her life. As can be expected, they form a great friendship based on loyalty and trust, a partnership where both learn a lot from each other.
Wouldn’t you enjoy working in this environment? Photo Courtesy of http://www.theinternmovie.com
The Intern was written and directed by Nancy Meyers who is well-known for “What Women Want,” “Something’s Gotta Give,” and “It’s Complicated. Yes, you may be thinking that it’s a chick flick, but I personally love chick flicks. This one deals with the world of work, retirement, millennials in the new workforce vs. the old school workplace. In my opinion, the message in this movie is that a lot can be learned and shared between generations. In today’s world, many think the older generation is just not “with it” simply because they don’t know how to use the latest smart phone or don’t have a twitter account. Yet this film shows us that there are still many things that the older generation can teach the so called “millennials”, that simply can’t be learned from the internet.
Photo courtesy of http://www.theinternmovie.com
I will say, although I really enjoyed this film, after all I love anything these two actors are in, I did find it a bit slow at times. Having said that, I still think it was a great “feel good” film and I recommend you go check it out if you haven’t had a chance yet.
Have you watched The Intern? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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I rarely get to the theater anymore, but this is definitely a movie I want to see. I will catch it on Netflix as soon as it’s out 🙂
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What a fun movie! I’ve also loved The Devil Wears Prada and have seen it more than once. Now I definitely want to try The Intern.
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I’ve seen the trailer, but I haven’t watched it. I love Anne Hataway and I would love to see this film.
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I cannot WAIT to see this movie. I love Anne Hathaway and Dustin Hoffman – this looks so good (and funny)!
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LOL Jamie, it’s Robert DeNiro, but yes you’ll love it!
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I find Anne Hathaway annoying but she does get castes in movies that interests me.
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Great review and intro to The Intern, those other movies were great by Nancy Meyers and Ann is a great actress. So this movie should be a great watch as well.
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I loved the Devil Wears Prada, too. The Intern is on my list of movies to see. Glad you enjoyed it.
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I haven’t seen this yet (I hate to admit I actually haven’t heard of it yet because I don’t have cable!) but it looks cute. I’m not a huge Anne fan, but Robert DeNiro is great – can’t go wrong with him!
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Looks like a fun movie. Perhaps one to rent after it comes to Redbox.
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I am with you! I love Anne Hathaway and I can watch The Devil Wears Prada every day but I think you’ve watched it more than me.
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I haven’t been to the movies in forever! This would be such a great date night movie to get to go see.
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I love these type of movies and really want to see this one. Robert De Niro is one of my favorite actors and there is not a movie that he has been in that I don’t like.
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I have not watched this movie yet, but I will once it is available on On Demand. I think this will be a good family movie to watch with the teens of the house.
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I haven’t heard of this movie before, but the actor combo is intriguing! I love anything with Anne in it
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Looks nice. I have not heared of this move. Thanks for sharing it.
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I haven’t seen it yet but am looking forward to seeing it soon. I love Anne Hathaway movies too so I’m sure I’ll enjoy this one.
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I watched this with my mom and my brother. We all enjoyed the movie. I feel its a different take to things and I love it a lot . Chivalry is not dead 🙂
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I can’t wait to watch this one. I love watching Anne Hathaway in movies.
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I can not wait to see this one. I had forgotten she was in the Devil Wears Prada and I have seen it numerous times too. With the actor and actress in the intern, it has to be an amazing movie.
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Sounds interesting.. I have heard alot about this movie , added this to the watch list.. going to watch this next week 🙂
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I’ve seen a couple of previews on this and it looks really funny. I like Anne Hathaway.
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I love Anne Hathaway! I have seen this only in trailer and I think this is a good movie!
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I always love a good Anne Hathaway movie, too. I’m excited to see this one. It looks good!
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I have wanted to see this since I first saw the ads. I love that you like the movie. This is motivating me to sneak out this weekend to see it.
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Still I have not watched this movie but Now I’m very excited to see this!! Sounds great through ads!!
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I haven’t heard of this movie yet but I love her as an actress. Sounds like a great movie to catch!
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I’m not a huge Ann Hathaway fan but I will say this looks SO good. I’ve seen a few previews, and actually can’t wait to see this one!
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I am so excited to see this movie. I am going with a few girlfriends for girls night out.
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I’ve never heard of this movie actually. ^_^ I’m not much of a movie person so I always tend to be clueless as to what is being released. I might check this one out! Thanks!
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I’m a huge fan of Ann Hathway.. and really looking forward to this film. She is an amazing actor and this movie sounds like fun to watch.
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My husband and I are looking forward to seeing this. I love both Anne Hathaway and Robert Di Nero.
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I really want to see this movie, I am a huge fan of Anne Hathaway and I have to say I love the close I have seen her wear in the movie!
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I want to see this so bad. I have heard great things about it and I think the chemistry between the leads would be great!
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This looks like such an awesome movie! I love Anne Hathaway- can’t wait to see this!
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I like her too. And him. I want to see this just because I am interested to see how they work together. 🙂
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Looks like a fun movie to watch with my husband. Anne Hathaway is one of my favorite & I am sure ‘The Intern’ would be a great one to watch out.
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Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway are two of my favorites. I can’t wait to see this movie!
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I want to watch this so bad! She is one of my favorite ppl in hollywood!
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I cannot wait to watch this with my boyfriend. We love Robert DiNero!
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los dos actores me encanta y pienso que la pelicula debe ser fantastica espero que la pongan en la TV pues el cine no me gusta mucho pero la vere
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