The Internship

(*1/2 out of 5)

     Some movies should be made for DVD only.  Specifically, The Internship.  What seemed like a film with a fair amount of potential, it turns out to have cheesy jokes, shallow characters, and a highly predictable plot.  I can't deny that Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn make a great duo, but that's probably the only reason I couldn't walk out of this film. (That, and I had also ordered food while seeing this at Studio Movie Grill.  By the way, their food is delicious and is probably the reason I have endured many stupid films.  Kudos to SMG).  I don't want to spend of lot of time reviewing this, so I am just going to spill it out.
     Two salesman are let go from their job and discover that they have to journey onto a new career path.  While Nick Campbell (Owen Wilson) finds security in working for his family, he is persuaded by his best friend, Billy McMahon (Vince Vaughn), to apply for an internship at Google.  Unrealistically, they are selected for the internship and come face-to-face with a large group of genius prodigies.  Placed in the team of outcasts, Nick and Billy strive to learn from the team about modern technology while helping the kids to understand that life isn't really that hard.  Only one team will be offered jobs at the end of the internship.
     Not a bad idea for a movie, right?  But how many movies have we already seen just like this?  Role Models and The House Bunny are two particular movies that come to my mind.  Don't expect any surprises; whatever you expect to happen is most likely going to happen.  The dialogue wasn't bad, but it sometimes caused the film to drag.  I wanted to see the characters grow, but it didn't happen.
     If you skip this one, don't worry because I am sure we will see others like it in the future.