The Social Network (2010)

Director: David Fincher

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Bryan Barter, Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer, Joseph Mazzello, Justin Timberlake,

Date: October 2010

Plot: The indepth look at the founding of the social networking site Facebook and how it led to one of the most publicized lawsuits in recent history.



Trailer - The Social Network

Review: It was only a matter of time before someone decided it would be a good idea/ran out of real ideas and make a film out of an over popular website! Granted, Facebook had a slightly more interesting birth than most websites and it almost definitely has more members but is that a real reason to actually make a movie?

Yes, I am slightly biased because, well, I don't like facebook and am not on it. It is my own preference, facebook did nothing to me! And it is not like I'm anti social-networking... ehhh this is a Blog (And don't forget to follow the twitter)!

My problem is that I thought there were more/better ideas out there for a movie! I like going to watch a movie to laugh, to be scared and entertained all in the comfort of a large box of popcorn, this though, for me was none of those things.

I have spoken to many people who did enjoy this film, but they can never tell me why! Was it Jesse's portrayal of the socially inept, genius Mark Zuckerberg or was it the tale of a college student who managed to create a social networking site from his dorm room? or was it simply because Justin Timberlake is in it!

The Facebook story is worthy of a lenghty magazine spread or even as Zuckerbergs Biography but as a movie, and especially one that is nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars...

Yes there were a few entertaining moments and Jessie Eisenbergs performance was good but I don't understand the hype! If you look at the box office figures for 2010, The Social Network doesn't even break the top 30! Reference.

Anyway, I apologize that this review is more of a rant but I had to get that out!!

Personally I didn't really enjoy the film, I felt it dragged a bit from time to time, the characters were hard to relate to and the ending was very anti-climatic.

If you are cool and follow trends you will probably have seen this movie because someone on Facebook told you too and you may even have enjoyed it. But can you you tell me why you enjoyed it?