Quick Review: The Internship

My computer has crashed, so here comes the quick review.

The worst part of "The Internship" is the premise itself. The Comedy features the Wedding Crashers themselves, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, as a pair of unemployed salesmen looking to win a job at Google.

The comedy is there, the root-for-the-underdog spirit is there... but floating above it, like a toolbar you haven't gotten around to uninstalling, is Google.

This isn't a generic movie computer company, filmed with cast members of "The Big Bang Theory," this is the polished dream Google of the company's own advertising. Filled with young, beautiful nerds. (That is, unless adorably cute... or just fat. They leave one fat guy in for a few laughs.) These nerds looked like they just stepped off some ad for Google.

And the company itself is looked at with such awe and wonder. The building itself is filled with free food, nap time, and toys. And the love of the Google isn't spiritual. They also tout the Googliness of Google. The spirit that fuels this machine to improve the world. 

I'm not saying Google is a bad company. I am typing this out on an Android phone, posting it from Blogger.  I remembered my screening through Google Calendar and reminded myself with Google Now. Its just, after two hours, the comedy seemed much less like a movie, and more like a commercial.

Wrapping up: the jokes are rather tame considering most current comic outings. It does sexualize women all over the joint. 

I laughed at The Internship, I really did. And if that's all you want, than it will do fine. I just feel like Google should have paid for part of my Ticket.

Ron