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The Intern

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  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
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Time Out says

3 out of 5 stars

You'll either loathe it or guiltily quite like it, but we fell for this twinkly comedy starring Robert 'I used to be an actor once' De Niro

Director Nancy Meyers makes entertaining comfort-comedies (‘It’s Complicated’, ‘Something’s Gotta Give’). Her films are like humongous bowls of macaroni cheese, and the latest, ‘The Intern’, may see you sink you into a feelgood coma.

Robert De Niro plays twinkly retired New Yorker Ben, who signs up to a seniors intern programme. After a borderline patronising interview (‘Where do you see yourself in ten years?’ ‘When I’m 80?’), he lands a placement with an online fashion store. His boss is kooky Jules (Anne Hathaway, relentlessly wholesome), who cycles around the office and is under pressure from her big-money investors to sell her soul and hire a CEO to run her booming start-up.

The world of ‘The Intern’ is shamelessly fake. This is the fashion industry, but forget about any bitching; everyone is psychotically pleasant. Are the straight-out-of college kids awkward with the old dude with a briefcase? No, because he’s retro cool – like a brick-sized vintage Nokia bought off eBay. Truthfully, the ideas run out quickly, but De Niro is easygoing, and this is indulgent good fun.

Written by
Cath Clarke

Release Details

  • Release date:Friday 2 October 2015
  • Duration:121 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:Nancy Meyers
  • Screenwriter:Nancy Meyers
  • Cast:
    • Anne Hathaway
    • Robert De Niro
    • Rene Russo
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