The Internship is a highly sophisticated and fast-moving action-thriller, based on the dark and secretive realms of espionage and unfaithfulness. The story of the movie revolves around the character of one of the main characters, Renee, a highly trained CIA assassin, who was brought up since childhood in a secret program called The Internship. Renee is motivated to destroy the organization that has deprived her of her youth which prompts her to enlist her graduates in a violent revolt against the CIA itself. This assumption preconditions the creation of an intense tale of rebellion, loyalty, and revenge where people who were allies yesterday become enemies, and the boundary between good and evil is horrifyingly unclear.
Physically the film is a slimy, gut-wrenching film whose action sequences are choreographed beautifully, keeping the audience at the pinnacle of anticipation. The tone of the film is grim, seedy and tense in the sense of underlining the stakes and the unrelenting chase that characterize the film. The acting is strong, particularly Greene as the wavering yet willful rebel, and Megan Boone is also involved in making the scene realistic as the agent of order who attempts to keep the mess at bay. The movie is a screenplay of numerous layers of conflict, both internal and external, leading to the climax that is not only shocking but also thought-provoking, particularly with its significant plot twist that leaves the viewers with everything they may be thinking about.
What really impressed me was how the movie dealt with the theme of control, power and moral uprightness of violence. It contrasted me to how establishment can be affected and how people can decide to rebel against systems of oppression. The combination of action with high pace, complicated characters, and moral ambiguity contributes to the visceral experience of the film that lingers long after the credits. The Internship is one of the thought-provoking, exhilarating films that leave people wondering what the real price of rebellion and justice is.
