Movie Review: The Intern

Despite a dopey elevator pitch and some truly wretched screenwriting, The Intern still manages to be the most interesting thing De Niro has done in quite some time. If you don't get permanent ocular damage from continuously 

This photo provided by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Anne Hathaway, left, as Jules Ostin, and Robert De Niro as Ben Whittaker in a scene from the comedy, "The Intern," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)Warner Bros.

The comedy "The Intern" stars Robert De Niro as Ben Whittaker, a retired business executive who takes a low-level job in a fashion-website start-up — and becomes a font of wisdom for the company's founder, played by Anne Hathaway. Writer-director

The filmmaker Nancy Meyers dominates a certain Hollywood niche: Her comedies star grown-ups, and they appeal to a grown-up audience. She wrote and directed Something's Gotta Give, It's Complicated, and her latest, The Intern — starring Robert De Niro 

Despite a dopey elevator pitch and some truly wretched screenwriting, The Intern still manages to be the most interesting thing De Niro has done in quite some time. If you don't get permanent ocular damage from continuously