Fall 2010 Film Reviews II

The Social Network (2010): A-
The acting and writing are just terrific in The Social Network. The dialogue in the film is really sharp and the film moves quickly. Obviously there is not a whole lot of action (but no one goes in expecting that). Each of the three main leads were outstanding; Andrew Garfield is mesmerizing as Eduardo (a co-founder of Facebook) who gets forced out of the company. Garfield's character really was the only sympathetic character in the film . Justin Timberlake was also surprisingly decent as a cocky young technology entrepreneur and Jesse Eisenberg was excellent and as Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg came across as completely unlikable and aloof - he seemed to have little loyalty and barely any social skills. Rashida Jones (The Office & Parks and Recreation) was also in the film for about two minutes and was as expected awful. The wealthy twins were also really solid. The rest of the cast wasn't impressive or terrible, they were just there. The Social Network is not particularly "fun" to watch, but is an excellent dramatic film. Compared to some of David Fincher's other films, The Social Network moves much faster and has less (basically none) violence. The film is very dark and grey (in color onscreen not in tone) and almost all of the scenes take place indoors and at night.