Rent The Intern (2015)

Middle-aged man going nowhere - The Intern review by AS

Single-sentence synopsis dragged out to two hours. Plodding, repitive narrative and virtually no plot. Several points introduced but never pursued. One-dimensional characters: Hathaway far from manic enough; De Niro pulling his usual gamut of faces. The 'boys' were seemingly plucked out of a 1980s TV sit-com. The squeaky-voiced cute kid dates back to the '30s. If you want to see/hear how this sort of thing should be done, watch a Frank Capra movie, listen to some Garson Kanin/Ruth Gordon dialogue.

Hilarious and Inspiring - The Intern review by AS

A very well-scripted story with interesting insights into the management challenges of a fast-growing entreprenurial company with healthy people attitudes. None of the cult and politically correct nonsense which goes on at Google, for example.

The story proceeds at a brisk pace but allowing the various subplots to evolve well.

First class entertainment ...

It was ok. - The Intern review by CP Customer

Very similar feel to Devil Wears Prada but not as good. It's not terrible but wouldn't watch it again. Actually didn't need to watch it all the way because it was a bit predictable.

Great Feel Good Movie - The Intern review by AW

A great feel good movie. Robert De Niro is wonderful as always and Anne Hathaway is great too. A novel tale with no content to offend.

Too long, too twee - The Intern review by CC

I suppose this will provide eyewash for De Niro fans who've foolishly subjected themselves to Dirty Grandpa but I'm toiling to see much else to recommend it.

The performances are ok but this just doesn't have enough about it to carry the themes it's aiming for.

And the last half hour felt interminable.

Mostly quite sweet but predictable, not actually carrying the feminist message it thinks it is when you consider the plot and really a bit dull.

Too good to dismiss, not good enough to be satisfying - The Intern review by MD

Not one of Nancy Meyers's best offerings, but a pleasant enough diversion if you want something light and (reasonably) fluffy. The set up, in which de Niro's old-school businessman joins an internet start-up company, is highly implausible, but actually well handled. He has a lot of fun with the many "this is now, that was then" moments, and the film in general has plenty of nice touches regarding modern living. Hathaway is solid without being really convincing, but the film's real weakness is the second half, in which de Niro gets sucked into Hathaway's personal life, and a sub-plot involving his own growing relationship with an older woman (Rene Russo) is randomly introduced. Here, the movie seems to lose focus and direction, and the inevitable "feminist" message at the end is only very awkwardly put across. On the whole, it's too good a film to dismiss out of hand, but not good enough to be truly satisfying, hence the dead centre 3 star rating.

Watchable but twee family comedy - The Intern review by PV

Robert De Niro in comedy cash-in mode again here. A rather silly film with some good bits in it - that's how I'd describe this.

Just couldn't believe the set-up though - but hey, it's just a dramatic device.

Hated the twee family set-up and the 'working woman' spiel though. The very idea someone who could set up and run a large company couldn't manage so clear a desk or eat breakfast is just plain daft too.

This is the sort of pleasant, inoffensive, mildly amusing girlie film you'd take a girlfriend to on a first date.

Forgettable twaddle, but raises a laugh now and then especially with the clash of generations - lots of gags there that ring true (which much of the rest of the movie doesn't). The dodgy driver subplot is a nonsense, and some of the coincidences in the plot are as silly as they are unnecessary.

It's a 'meh...' movie and as such get a limp 3 stars. Not good or bad or memorable in any way. But a passable feelgood film.