The Internship
2013 · Directed by Shawn Levy
Original language: English
- comedy
The story
Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.
What it’s like
Bright, flat California daylight and polished, sun-washed corporate interiors: Google-style campus lawns, glass-walled offices, and open-plan rooms full of primary colours and beanbags, all shot in a clean, mainstream studio-comedy style with steady medium shots and plenty of wide two-shots that let the leads' bickering play out. The sound is a cheerful pop-rock and synth soundtrack layered over chatter, laughter and the bustle of a busy workplace, with the comedic rhythm built on quick back-and-forth banter and reaction cutaways rather than long silences. Vibe-wise it reads as breezy, sunny and easy, a lightly rowdy feel-good comedy with a warm, affectionate edge, suited to a lazy weekend afternoon, a relaxed evening with friends, or something easy to half-watch while folding laundry. Intensity is low: some crude jokes, mild profanity and sexual innuendo, slapstick mishaps, and a few tense moments of rivalry, but no real violence, gore or cruelty. Its heart is in two middle-aged men learning to find their footing again in an unfamiliar world, and its warmth comes from the friendship at its centre. It is for viewers who want a light, funny comedy about second chances, friendship and generational culture clash, with nothing harsh to sit through.
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