I have never truly hated a movie directed by Shawn Levy, unlike many in the critical fraternity, of sorts, to which I belong. On the same hand, there is only one film of his that I have unabashedly enjoyed, enough so that I would actually watch it again, that being 2011's Real Steel, which I liked so much more that I initially thought I would. That being said, his latest offering, The Internship, doesn't fall any further than his previous offerings, but still leaves much to be desired.

While I haven't fully read any of the reviews that have surfaced thus far, I have skimmed them enough to glean that several of my colleagues are writing this off as a feature-length Google commercial. While I can certainly see where they're coming from, since it is set and shot within the actual Google facility, dubbed The Googleplex (Insert "Google It" joke... ), I never really saw it as an endorsement of Google, a brand which hardly needs any advertising. Instead, I saw it as a sometimes-intriguing look into one of the biggest companies in the world, that offered a bit more entertainment than I was expecting, while still coming up short in some aspects.

The story centers on two obsolete salesmen, Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson), whose company suddenly goes under, leaving them with little options. Out of nowhere, Billy gets a hair-brained idea to become interns at Google, and after a supremely awkward Skype interview process (featuring a cameo by The Office star B.J. Novak) at a public library, Google interns they become, fighting for just a handful of jobs along with some of the brightest young minds in the country. Naturally, Billy and Nick are forced onto a group of "outcasts", the brooding Stuart (Teen Wolf's Dylan O'Brien), the lovely but reserved Teha (Tiya Sircar), and the one with major social issues, Yo-Yo (Tobit Raphael, in his feature debut). They must work together to fight for these coveted jobs against the super-nefarious Graham (Max Minghella), who believes he has the job already, essentially.

What works is the supporting cast, chocked full of talented youngsters that, admittedly, may not have enough to do here, but surely make the most of their time on screen. I have never seen Teen Wolf before, so this is my first time witnessing Dylan O'Brien, and I was very, very impressed with what I saw, as the brooding, snarky loner Stuart. Tiya Sircar does a great job also as Teha, and Tobit Raphael brings that added awkwardness into the group as the sheltered Yo-Yo. Josh Brener, who plays the Google employee/group leader, is funny at times, but it seemed he was hampered by the material he was given, and also keep your eyes peeled for an important cameo by Josh Gad. What I also liked is that Vince and Jared's script gave each of these characters equal time to shine, instead of making it the Vince and Owen Show, with a few young kids thrown in to boot. While Vince and Owen are the reason that most will see this movie, they will likely stay because of those who surround them.

What doesn't work is the played-out dynamic between Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. Yes, I dug Wedding Crashers, and, even though I haven't seen it in some years, I'll probably still dig it if I throw it in today. The problem isn't that they have "lost" the chemistry from their glory days of Wedding Crashers, it's that it hasn't changed. At all.

There's a line in Get Shorty where John Travolta's Chilli Palmer says, when referring to a John Wayne Western, that "John Wayne played John Wayne." I don't think I'm stretching too much by saying that Vince Vaughn is in the exact same territory. The names of his characters might be different, but it doesn't matter, because it's just Vince Vaughn playing Vince Vaughn. I do think that he is talented, but, in essence, I think that's being squandered, role by role, either by making each role more Vince Vaughn-esque, or by taking roles that either cater to, or exclusively depend on, his strengths. On top of that, he co-wrote the script with Jared Stern, so he clearly is striving to do what he's good at, instead of changing it up a bit. With all that being said, I'm not saying he's completely unfunny in The Internship, I'm just saying that we've seen this kind of funny numerous times before.

Overall, The Internship, in my opinion, isn't truly terrible. Is it a summer cinematic masterpiece? No, not really. Still, while it won't be taking home any awards at the end of the year, the youngsters of America may like it.