October 23, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I & III • Page 19 Mature men, young competitors vie in ‘Internship’ inner pain. Collette and Allison Janney provide strong perfor- mances. Collette’s Pam frequently casts uneasy glances in Duncan’s direction and stares at nothing in particular as she silently absorbs unsettling realizations and tries to rationalize them. Janney plays Trent’s daiquiri-swigging (continued on Crossword page) by Dennis Seuling “The Internship” (20th Century-Fox) re-teams Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn from “The Wedding Crashers” in another buddy film. This one concerns Billy McMahon (Vaughn) and Nick Campbell (Wilson), salesmen for a com- pany that has just gone belly up. In their forties and jobless, they have a tough time locating another job lead until Billy discovers an online offer of an internship with Google. It is highly competitive, and they will be vying with younger, far more technically savvy applicants for a handful of jobs with the giant corporation. “The Internship” has fun with the two mature men trying to blend in with much younger folks, working out of the box to accomplish tasks and convincing their team mem- bers to work together in pursuit of the big prize. There are many setbacks, including a wild outing, an obnoxious and aggressive opponent (Max Minghella), and some unusual tasks that fuel the comedy, but the film has a gentle charm as the older pals become mentors of a sort to their younger team members, each of whom -- though brilliant -- suffers from social or emotional issues. Comedy needs to run a careful balance to keep the characters sympathetic and relatable while placing them in situations that lend themselves to comically awkward opportunities. In “The Internship,” the humor derives from placing two 40-somethings of average intelligence among a group of America’s youngest and brightest and contriving to let them level the playing field. The unrated two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack con- tains deleted scenes, audio commentary with director Shawn Levy, and the featurette “Any Given Monday.” “The Way, Way Back” (Fox Searchlight) finds with- drawn 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James) accompanying his recently divorced mother, Pam (Toni Collette), and her boy- friend Trent (Steve Carell), on a vacation to Trent’s beach Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in ‘The Internship.’ house. Trent and Duncan don’t get along, so the boy sets out on his own to explore. He discovers a water park and one of its employees, Owen (Sam Rockwell), who regards his job and life with all the seriousness of an adolescent. The movie is filled with colorful characters, humor, and pathos, all blended in a perfect recipe. Coming-of-age movies are abundant, but rarely take that time of life seri- ously. It is easier to make the characters sex-crazed, out-of- control caricatures and go for easy laughs than to explore what makes an adolescent tick. In “The Way, Way Back,” viewers believe these people and never doubt they could exist beyond the movie screen. Rockwell, who has been so good in so many films play- ing character parts, has his best movie role in some time. Owen is funny, forthright, and irresponsible in many ways. However, he also has heart and connects with Duncan’s