Seventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
I have to say i was pleasantly surprised with this film, I may be slightly biased as I love Anne Hathaway as an actress. when I first saw the the cast my first thought was I wouldn’t put Denero and Hathaway together in a film but somehow it works.When watching a film one way I measure how good it is is wether I could imagine anyone else in those roles and with The Intern I couldn’t imagine anyone else as these character.
De Niro plays Ben a 70 year old retiree who applies to become an intern at an online fashion company for founder Jules played by Hathaway. The plot is a little predictable, Jules a high driven businesswoman missing out on the important things in life is reluctant to take on the pensioner,Ben wins her round with his fatherly figure ways and teaches her to slow down enjoy life as-well as some valuable lessons along the way.
I love Hathaway (I think I mentioned that already...) but for me De Niro steals the show,his role in this is worlds away from his usual characters and it’s refreshing to see him in the fatherly,full of wisdom personality with some humour thrown in (you love the burglary screen)
As I stated the plot pretty predictable, but that’s not a bad thing.If your looking for an easy watch,heart warming,feel good film to unwind to this is the film for you.
Rating: 7.5 / 10
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