Review of The Social Network (2010) by The Phantom C — 15 Jul 2013
Hell hath no fury as a nerd scorned.
The story of how the social network grew into a full-fledged business and the enemies made while building Facebook. Facebook: a revolution in communication indeed.
It all started during one drunken fall night in 2003 when Mark Zuckerberg, a Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius, having been dumped by his girlfriend, created a website that allows students to compare the physical hotness of their female classmates.
Even though Eduardo Saverin, played by Andrew Garfield, puts in a great performance, the show really belongs to Jesse Eisenberg who is a pretty likable actor, succeeded in playing a truly offensive character. He is socially inept ,sarcastic, with a misogynistic attitude towards women, arrogant and a twisted genius. Mark Zuckerberg, he is the youngest self-made billionaire in history.
The film provides a series of very important flashbacks. The storyline follows Zuckerburg between two law suits. With the magic of David Fincher and a witty screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, it is quite an interesting and engaging story but when it comes to strength of the movie, it is somewhat flat. I do prefer the Kingâ(TM)s Speech anytime.
This review of The Social Network (2010) was written by The Phantom C on 15 July 2013.
The Social Network has generally received very positive reviews.
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