Fixitinpost Wikia is a FANDOM TV Community. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy nice tidy endings, but this one did not feel quite satisfying. Really hated the whole cheating angle, it just wasn't necessary. Just really easy watching. Super cheesy, music felt like it was a commercial, the story felt so sugary. Somehow theres a judgment attached to it, and that judgment is never applied to films that men also go to, though I dont think my movies are just attended by women, Meyers said. It received mixed reviews from critics but was a box office success, grossing $195million worldwide against a $35 million production budget. If you dont get permanent ocular damage from continuously rolling your eyes during the first 90 minutes, the final half-hour will remind you why he was once considered a great actor. When the whole meeting is talking about a problem you know already has an open source solution, keep that shit to yourself! All in all an easy recommendation for fans of the genre. Miss You Already director: Only 4% of films made by women make it. to take her to a meeting in Manhattan. possibly blinkered go-getter. At lest it wasn't completely predictable, but once was enough watching this. Pretty underwhelming. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin. He looks disappointed the CEO thing did not work out. Her husband, Matt, gave up his own career to be a stay-at-home dad to their daughter, Paige, when About The Fit started to take off. The two trailers convinced me that this Nancy Meyers movie about a wealthy 70-year-old retiree who, in the least plausible premise of the year, takes a job as an intern for a thirtysomething. He helps whomever he can and is referred of Mr. polished and cozy. Ben comes to work at 7:00 A.M. one day to organize a messy desk that Jules had complained about previously. Ben soon becomes popular with his. [3] Handed over to Warner Bros., Fey was replaced by Reese Witherspoon as the attached star, though Witherspoon left the film on January 15, 2014, due to scheduling conflicts. details of that business, and the way that Jules vision for it defines its practical Ostin is a caring, intelligent woman whose only real foe is the human need to waste a few hours each night on sleep. De Niro and Hathaway chemistry in some scenes deserves special mention and was probably the most memorable thing about the movie. Jules grew and achieved something. Typically too shy or anxious to believe in their abilities or even in their needs, this intern will finish out the summer without any friends, new skills or job offers. He provides one of them with a place to stay at his brownstone after being evicted by his parents. Everything looks so good; both In 2021, the National Association of Colleges and Employers reported 66.4 percent of interns ended up being converted to full-time employees with those companies after graduation. [16] Bastow further suggested that female critics would "feel the need to go hard on certain films for women" such as The Intern. i think it was that guy (the one that sometimes told ann hataways chracter what to do) idea. In addition, he also gives old school sensible advice to the youngsters when they need it, such as telling Jason to talk properly to Becky for cheating on her since his evasive text messages did not get any response. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. If you see some weird bug, its supposed to be there! Well you must be an imbecile, best to fire you right now :) Everyone loves the intern that sits in their office and silently suffers, now there is a good team player. That is because in the thousands of interns I get to meet, there are most unfortunately some stinkers. The project can. Dont worry, it wont take long. same! Uh- you dont know what that line of code does? She informs him that she is aware of his affair as he is about to admit to it and asks if it is over. Passionate about #techforgood and #cs4all **opinions are my own**. I liked it, but I wish the premise was explained a little better. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. I absolutely love responding to every one of your critiques with exactly why I made that decision, because of course I made all these decisions without any actual thought. As we all know, every full-time employee knows every single answer to your question- they just dont give them to you all at once because its a test. While he is relatively happy, he feels empty. There becomes an era when there's a lot working then that settles down and there's a dry periodbut frankly, maybe I'm just talking shit because the thing is there are female directors. The goal of /r/Movies is to provide an inclusive place for discussions and news about films with major releases. blessed part of Brooklyn, its windows are not normally quite as uniformly shiny Through all of this Ben maintains a careful, empathetic . I refuse to accept your bias, the top 5 sounds acceptable to me. She then kicks him out of their home and tells him she wants nothing to do with him. While Ostin is the type of boss that has a hand in every aspect of the business and zanily rides her bicycle from the customer-service phone banks across the open-plan office to a designers meeting she has no recollection of approving this new outreach program. Jules coworker Cameron (Andrew Rannels) informs her that Ben is going to be her intern, and they had jointly agreed to the outreach program a few month ago. Coming Soon, Regal Nonetheless he makes himself productive, getting to know the ropes around the place and learning how to deal with the technology. He is seventy years old when he reads a flyer on a bulletin board. The hotel scene was just.. odd. stand. They're not considering that for the Oscars even though I think Robert De Niro gave one of the best performances this year in that movie. Matt seems unnerved, but back at the office (where Jules is finally part of a coworkers birthday celebrations) Ben is in worse shape as his blood pressure acts up, and his coworkers show concern for his health. He's a seventy-year-old widower living a comfortable life but feels he needs to be more productive. They recommit to each other and promise to do better. It was good to see Rene Russo and Linda Lavin and to hear Mary Kay Place's voice, as each played small, but important roles. The office masseuse Fiona (Renee Russo) gives him a massage and its evident he is attracted to her, as Davis needs to give him a magazine to put on his lap commenting he is not as old as he thought. When Jules goes to Ben's home the next day, Ben greatly encourages Jules to think about how much this will change her authority and how her creativity may be hindered and also reminds her of her passion for her company. She helps him with the coffee, apologises, tells him she feels calmer in his presence and offers him his old job back. Ben also points out Beckys input and degree encouraging Jules to say something nice to Becky. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Please reference Error Code 2121 when contacting customer service. Robert De Niro is the last person youd think to cast in a remake of Amlie, but if Nancy Meyerss love letter to workaholism is good for anything, its seeing the star of Taxi Driver and Mean Streets as a fastidious fixer of other peoples problems. He tells her about his previous employment, which was actually in the same building before phonebooks became redundant altogether. husband (Anders Holm) and a predictably delightful and adorable young daughter What really makes The Entitled Intern so special, is how very unspecial they are. While Davis sets up his table with various gadgets, Bens table has basic stationery and a simple calculator and watch. Believing it will give her more time at home with her family, Jules is willing to consider the proposal. So he applies Read his answers to our Movie Love Questionnaire here. Ben takes over. Watched it 2 hours ago, still thinking about it. I'm a little disappointed in myself that I didn't really pay any attention to it when it was still in theatres here, because I feel like this would've made a great date. movie. A female film-maker whose movie receives an excoriating critical response may also find it counts against her more than her male peers when it comes to having her next project greenlit (after all, look at the critical reputation of Michael Bay, Brett Ratner and the Farrelly Brothers, among others, versus the opportunities they are afforded). On their first drive together, Ben asks several questions about Jules' personal life, and she asks one of her employees to transfer Ben to be an intern for someone else. But by the end of the day, they become very close. Eh, a stay-at-home-and-watch-movie-and-eat-ice-cream-on-the-couch-date can be really good too! [6] On June 23, 2014, Zack Pearlman joined the cast of the film. the relative inactivity of his current, pleasant mode of living. Ways to be the perfect Entitled Intern: 1. Nancy Meyers, director of The Intern, has a string of commercially successfully films about women to her name. agreed de niro and hathaway had solid chemistry. Rated PG-13 The business is owned by young, married woman named Jules whom It's cute as hell, it's hilarious, it has drama but with a hopeful ending. He applies to a be a senior intern at an online fashion retailer and gets the position. Becky calls Ben the next morning telling him Jules driver is not responding to her calls, and he needs to pick her. He develops a romantic relationship with the in-house massage therapist, Fiona, and becomes something of a father figure to several of the younger workers: by offering advice about issues such as love, clothes sense and work/life balance. Well, at least in my context. I was just about to write something similar, I didn't mind the ending other than she just took him back no problem. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Ok warm fuzzies over. A lot of the scenes with Ben were just maudlin to a point of disbelief. Ben is assigned to work with Jules, who is somewhat skeptical at first. The movie turned out a bit differently than I expected, I expected a bit more comedy, but in the end I'm glad that didn't happen. My dad is 70 this year and can work a computer just fine, he knows exactly how a USB works and he has a smartphone with the GPS app to track his golf shots. Now, call me old fashioned, but I dont believe that undergrad neologisms such as mansplaining have any place in film criticism. i was expecting the other one from the trio to make an appearance but alas nope. Its also bloody funny, much like Meyers previous film Its Complicated, which is for my money one of the finest sex comedies of the past decade. They take off for San Francisco the next day. 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