The Intern [2015]

Language - English
Director - Nancy Meyers
Run Time - 2 hours, 1 minute
Genre - Comedy/Drama
Starring - Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro

The Intern, from the trailer itself, seemed delightful. And yes, it was a delightful and heartwarming movie. Seasoned actors Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway put an effortless performance to steal the show.

'The Intern' is a 'feelgood movie', which you'll watch and enjoy, and watch it again and again. But you will not appreciate it, as it does not offer anything new in terms of a brilliant storyline (okay credits for introducing us to senior citizen internships) or a tremendous performance by its cast. What is credible is the amazing chemistry shared by our two protagonists, which makes us love the movie.

The movie starts off with us getting an introduction of Ben Whittaker (De Niro) who has been feeling a bit lonely and bored since his wife died and he retired. He senses a new opportunity in a senior internship program offered by a startup - AboutTheFit - yes, run by Jules Ostin (Hathaway). At first Jules is reluctant to work with Ben, but time passes by, and Ben impresses her and everyone at the firm with his mannerisms and friendly nature and they form a reliable and trustworthy relationship.

What also works for the movie is the exceptional comic timing of the script, coupled with some good performances by the supporting characters.

The movie pleases the crowd and it does that job well.

My Rating - 6.8/10  

Entourage [2015]

Language - English
Director - Doug Ellin
Run Time - 1 hour, 44 minutes
Genre - Drama/Comedy
Starring - Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven

Like every guy in this world, I loved the Entourage series and was awaiting the movie as soon as news came out about the movie. And yes, I liked the movie too. But going back to that, it's not really a movie. It just seems like a couple of episodes stitched together and tagged as a movie.

This was the chance for the show to grow into a proper franchise and make its mark but sadly, it failed. Since I loved the show so much, I'm a bit biased towards saying that it was a good movie. But if you look at it from another angle, it's just a movie about a Hollywood star and his entourage going about the regular routine of women, alcohol, partying, and the usual.

We continue from where the show ended, with the usual tone of failed romances for Vince and Eric (no surprise that Sloan is again no more). Drama's still struggling but Turtle has become a different man altogether, slim and RICH! Let's hug it out Bitches, Ari Gold is back too and the supporting crew of Mrs Gold, Lloyd and Shauna.

We again follow the lives of these individuals as they try to make it big in Los Angeles, rising above failures and petty issues. Yes, we love these characters, and thus we love the movie, but this movie needed something more, something different which was missing. By saying more, we were not asking for so many cameos Mr. Ellin.

Everyone who loved the show, will like the movie. Others could avoid.

My Rating - 6.4/10

Man from U.N.C.L.E [2015]

Language - English
Director - Guy Ritchie
Run Time - 1 hour, 56  minutes
Genre - Action
Starring - Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer

Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a well made movie and all, but sadly, it falls beneath the level of Guy Ritchie, the director of Snatch, Locks Stocks, RocknRolla and Sherlock Holmes series. This movie is very different from his usual movies which are filled with various plots working at the same time and delivering a perfect climax.

Man from U.N.C.L.E. is quite an entertaining movie with Armie Hammer as 'Illya' and Henry Cavill as 'Solo' coming together to form an effective albeit hostile partnership. Add in Alicia Vikander as the 'oh-so-gullible' [is she?] Gaby and we have a charming trio.

The movie set in the Cold War era portrays the American and Russian agents and their contrasting nature perfectly with Solo being all suave and modern and Illya depicted as one preferring everything traditional and old-school. The animosity between these two is what keeps the movie going. Also the awkward romance between pretentious husband and wife Illya and Gaby.

The plot of the movie is very simple. Amidst the cold war rivalry of the two nations, these two agents are teamed up to go against a mutual enemy. The usual tricks of a spy movie are used and the movie is at times quite predictable.

Another thing that works for the movie is the brilliantly shot action sequences which our director Guy Ritchie has somewhat a mastery in. What does not work is thelinear plot of the movie. And what is missing is a good climax. Personally, it seemed too simple the way the enemy was beat.

But does seem like an interesting franchise can grow from here. To add to all this, Cavill and Hammer both show good potential and could become Hollywood A-Listers in the coming years if not considered already. Even Alicia Vikander shows some signs of promise. Looking forward to seeing her in more movies. Was expecting much more from a Guy Ritchie movie though.


My Rating - 6.9/10