The Internship. Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen. They sell watches. Unfortunately, their boss decides to shut down the business and head into retirement. Nick takes a job selling beds, but is convinced by Billy to go for an internship at Google.
Somehow they make it through the interview round and get a spot at Google for the summer. The problem is that Google divides their interns into teams and only gives offers to one team. Billy and Nick are left with a group of individuals who aren't necessarily seen as the brightest interns -- though this is obviously a relative term considering the folks on the team are indeed very smart. So it is quickly looking like Billy and Nick have found themselves a nice summer job that won't go beyond the summer. This is a pleasant enough comedy that provides a few laughs. There is one gag that goes too far; however. Billy's lack of Internet knowledge is just too much. Constantly hearing "on the line" instead of "online" and Billy not knowing that there is something out there called Instagram is a real head scratcher after awhile. At some point, you just start thinking that he really doesn't deserve a job at Google.
Though I don't consider this a great comedy, it is an adequate one. And it does achieve something that I think is rare in your average comedy: it actually challenges the viewers to think a little bigger regarding their life goals. That might sound strange from a Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson movie, but this movie does make you wonder if you can't achieve something more in life.
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