The Intern

The Intern is an incredibly cute, almost naive film, undermined by its exorbitant running time and its distortion of reality. There are never enough feel-good films, but in this case the naivety was too glaring at times. Story-wise, it is a predictable but nicely acted film that doesn't surprise, impress or offend. Except for an adventurous "mission" with deleting emails, the film doesn't offer many humorous scenes, which was a pity. Nancy Meyers definitely has more entertaining pieces to her credit. (06/08/2023)

This otherwise routine and easygoing confection is greatly diversified by setting the plot in a chaotic corporate environment with apparently no room for feelings and close relationships (yet all you have to do is clean up the boss's desk, and suddenly there is plenty of room :). Hathaway has an excellent role after a long time and handles her energetic workaholic with great aplomb, while De Niro is as praiseworthy as usual, he still has charisma to spare and manages to please even in a similarly boilerplate position of a wise-cracking, good-hearted old man. But most of all, the viewer feels such a sincere and positive chemistry between them that that they will be happy accept the rigidly constructed narrative scheme and, for once, succumb again to the annual obligatory Hollywood romance, which, despite its infantilism, it’s impossible to hate. 65% (01/17/2016)

Only a person who is or was in the shoes of Anne Hathaway's character will see the true heart of this film and the best in it. The stress, pressure, and perpetual not getting things done is almost palpable through the screen. It's a hit and probably the highlight of the year in terms of lightweight American pop cinema. Breathtaking interaction between Hathaway and De Niro. Too bad about the weaker finale. Emotions do take place in the middle when they are not wanted but they are direct. (01/11/2016)

An emotionally human movie that doesn’t pretend to be anything it’s not and it tells a story of every one of us. Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro were absolutely priceless and even thought the movie is basically normal and ordinary, the honesty of the characters of these two actors brings it to new heights. The only moment that’s really worth it all is a scene when they break into a house just to delete a single email on a notebook. That was an absolute blast and it’s outright made my heart beat twice as fast. (01/25/2016)

Robert De Niro is such a great actor that you believe him in every role, even if it's not necessarily well-written. This is not the case, however. His intern isn't as flat a character as it might seem at first glance, and Robert allows him to shine while remaining in the background. While Anne Hathaway should be the main character, and she's great, the legendary De Niro simply shines. Moreover, it's pleasantly entertaining, just touching enough, and overall nice. (01/12/2016)