Two salesmen have lost their jobs. Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) try to put their lives together after having been dumped. They scramble for new jobs. Nick gets hired by a sleazebag friend in a mattress store, but he lasts no longer than half a day.

As they research the job market they come across an internship opportunity at Google. Against all odds they make it into the program. Of more than a hundred interns, mostly brilliant college students or nerdy overachievers, they stick out as two older guys that have no idea what they are doing, as they amble and bumble their way around the Google campus.

Google seems like this great place to work, where everything is whimsical, food and drink are free, people ride around on colorful bikes, and basically do anything but work – except for a few seemingly dedicated and intense geniuses.

Nick and Billy couldn’t be more out of place. Until their team of technology wizard misfits needs help with some common sense, real-world, rubber on the road experience. Can the “old boys” make the team look good and get themselves coveted jobs at Google?

I have never worked or even been to Google’s facilities, so I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the way the company is portrayed, but I would guess this movie completely exaggerates the atmosphere. It only serves to deepen the stereotypes.

The Internship is a very light comedy, not really even funny, but cute enough that I didn’t regret watching it on a Sunday night at home on Apple TV.

Since there is so much focus on Google, romanticizing its business environment, making it look like the perfect company in the world to work for, I thought I’d do some independent research. Here is a little informative article about “the worst things about working at Google.”

For The Internship movie, however:

Rating: **