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The Intern (2015)

The Intern review.

written by Souranath Banerjee

My Ratings: 4/5.

I would love to shelve the film in the ‘romcom’ genre but this one does much more than just being a comic-romantic . 

The Intern as the name initially suggests is the story of a 70 year old Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) who gets hired by a fashion-based e-commerce company called ‘About the Fit’ through a senior-intern hiring program.

And the founder/CEO of this company is the successful 32-year-old Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), a young woman desperate to strike a balance in-between her married life and her business endeavors.

intern-posterNow, Ben and Jules – these two individuals (and don’t you forget highly qualified actors) gradually gets acquainted and learn to appreciate each other’s company. They trust and confide in each other and by the end of the film, their association becomes something much more than just a funny young-employer-aged-employee alliance.

Writer/director Nancy Meyers, well known for romantic comedies like The Holiday (2006), Something’s Gotta Give (2003) and It’s Complicated (2009), this time took a bit of risk and played with the involvement of two characters of contrast age group.

And with the perfect casting choices and a crisp storyline, the risk has been paid off pretty well. 

The subtle head movements and little gestures of Robert De Niro speaks volumes as he plays the perfect gentleman, the kind we don’t see anymore. And on the other hand Anne Hathaway so effortlessly portrays the struggles of a working woman/wife/mother and also an ambitious entrepreneur.

Although the jugalbandhi of two such remarkable actors (sharing the screen for the first time) is definitely the USP of the film but the secondary characters have also given tremendous performances and Rene RussoAnders HolmAdam DeVineZack PearlmanChristina Scherer and cute little JoJo Kushner – they all deserve to be mentioned.

Subtle comic dialogues, a few hilarious situations and most importantly characters maintaining their believability throughout the film – overall The Intern is refreshing and makes you smile.

If you are in a mood of some light-hearted comic drama, then you can’t go wrong with this one.

Poster courtesy: www.impawards.comhttp://goodmenproject.com.