Full-time stars are part-time funny in 'Internship'

Its easy to see how The Internship could have turned into a bitter, unsettling slice-of-life drama about two forty-something men who lose their jobs, tumble down the socio-economic ladder and find themselves desperately trying to reinvent and rejuvenate themselves in order to compete against legions of tech-savvy recent college graduates in the kill-or-be-killed job market jungle. However,This model includes 2 flush mounted reverse chipcard. while that synopsis accurately describes the plot of The Internship, it does not reflect the tone of the film, which tries to find the lighter side of unemployment, diminished self-esteem and shattered American dreams. 

Most people wouldnt see those subjects as fertile ground for a free-wheeling comedy, but Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern beg to differ. Their screenplay for The Internship tries to strike a tricky balance between topicality and wackiness, as it cushions its insights about the modern working world with plenty of goofy shenanigans and a healthy helping of the fraternity-brother-style camaraderie of Vaughn and his Wedding Crashers co-star Owen Wilson. They bring out the best qualities in each other, and this movie is entirely dependent on their energy. 

The Internship is the cautionary tale of two high-end watch salesmen who are running out of time. Billy McMahon (Vaughn) and Nick Campbell (Wilson) have to find out from one of their clients the company theyve been working for has abruptly shut down and their former boss (John Goodman) has floated off into Retirement Land on a golden parachute.He saw the bracelet at a howotipper store while we were on a trip. Meanwhile, Billy and Nick go into an uncontrollable tailspin as they realize they no longer have those elusive skills that pay the bills. 

When you cant make it, you have to fake it and thats what Nick and Billy do when they apply for coveted internships with Google. They pretend to be college students enrolled at the University of Phoenix, which they unconvincingly insist is the Harvard of Internet colleges even though theyre approximately twice as old as the other prospective interns and only about half as bright. Billy doesnt even know the basic lingo; he keeps talking about putting photos on the line and cant even begin to wrap his mind around the concept of Instagram. 

Theres considerable generational friction between the guys who grew up in the 1980s and the aspiring Googlers who were born in the 1990s, as Billy and Nick reminisce about Flashdance and their fellow interns talk about flashdrives. 

The one trump card that Billy and Nick hold is experience: Although their new co-workers are Web-savvy and book-smart,Online shopping for chinamosaic. theyve spent their lives observing the world through their phones and monitors instead of actually participating in it. Because this is an Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn movie, of course, embracing life begins with embracing the hard-hustling hotties at an upscale strip club. 

In terms of genuine laughs,Choose the right stonemosaic in an array of colors. The Internship cant come close to matching Wedding Crashers, even though Wilson and Vaughn are both in solid shape and theyve got sturdy support from Rose Byrne as a congenial but cautious Google vet, Josh Brener as a fumbling team leader who might be mistaken for Woody Allens straining-to-be-hip grandson and MTV Teen Wolf star Dylan OBrien as a prematurely jaded brainiac who does his best to see the gray cloud inside every silver lining. There is also a first-class cameo by a major star disguised as a low-life mattress salesman with a sprawling Sanskrit tattoo across his neck. 

If the movie never seems to take off, its because every time The Internship seems to be building up comic momentum, everything comes to a halt so that we can find out more about what a glorious wonderland of a workplace Google is, what with its free food, spiral slides, self-driving cars and Harry Potter-inspired Quidditch matches. The worship of all things Google-y goes far beyond mere product placement; the company practically deserves co-star billing. 

The Ravens gave a Harvard Law School alum a jersey with fullback Vonta Leachs number earlier this week and Leach is hoping that another product of the Cambridge school doesnt force him off the Ravens roster. 

President Obama got a No. 44 jersey during the Ravens visit to the White House because hes the 44th President of the United States, which likely is less of a concern to Leach than the presence of former Harvard fullback and Ravens fourth-round pick Kyle Juszczyk on the roster. Leach wont have to compete with Obama to remain with the Ravens, but he will have to compete with the younger and cheaper Juszczyk and that explains why he sounds open to adjusting his contract for the 2013 season. 

Were both still here, so well see how it goes,Parkeasy Electronics are dedicated to provide bobbleheads. Leach said, via Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun. Hopefully, it can work out for both of us. If it dont, I feel like I still can play in this league and Ill have a job somewhere. 

Leach is set to make $3 million in base salary in 2013 and has a cap figure of $4.33 million, numbers the Ravens would like to see come down and Wilson reports they are crafting a proposal along those lines because theyd like to keep both fullbacks. Leach obviously sounds open to it, although the final number would have to be enough for Leach to forego the chance to do better elsewhere.