The Internship - film review

Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson play ageing salesmen who suddenly decide old dogs can learn new tricks in this laboured, mawkish plug for Google
TM and © 2012 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. Not for sale or duplication
5 July 2013

Vince Vaughn and the wonderful Owen Wilson try to cash in on the success of their blokey, 2005 hit, The Wedding Crashers, with a laboured, mawkish plug for Google.

They play ageing salesmen who suddenly decide old dogs can learn new tricks. Thrown together with a bunch of young mis-fits, they compete for the chance to work, as interns, for the aforementioned computer giant. They loosen the kids up with alcohol, lap-dancing and violence. Nice. Then indulge in a spot of confused ageism (Middle aged guys are great! Old people are gross!) Google should have done their research; this ingratiating tie-in won't do them any favours at all.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in