The best film of the year so far. David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin use the founding of Facebook as a benchmark for a truly fascinating story about greed, power, loyalty and ultimately loss of innocence in The Social Network - a phenomenal film that is sure to be a frontrunner come awards season. The film is filled with clever, razor-sharp dialogue and is swiftly edited, moving at a fast pace and cramming a lot of story into its relatively short two-hour running time. Fincher chooses to not only tell the story of Facebook's creation, but also makes the film a social commentary of sorts on how Facebook has infiltrated our lives and become a part of the public lexicon. So many of the scenes in this film rang so true to me and I'm sure will have the same effect on the younger audience that sees this film. The movie is also filled with a dark, moody score by Trent Reznor that creates a perfect atmosphere. One thing that surprised me about this film - it's actually pretty hilarious. It successfully mixes in a lot of humor amidst the drama and chaos going on in the story.

The performances are also phenomenal. Jesse Eisenberg perfectly captures the awkward nature of Marc Zuckerberg and creates a deeply flawed portrait of a man you are never sure if you should really be rooting for. Justin Timberlake is charismatic and effective as Sean Parker, the creator of Napster who eventually became a major figure in Facebook's creation. He definitely plays against type here and is almost the 'villain' of the piece, and proves here once and for all that his acting career is going places. Rooney Mara, who I'm not a fan of, does surprisingly well with a small but important role, and Brenda Song is hilarious as a girl who becomes one of Facebook's 'groupies' ("Why does your relationship status say single?!?!" ). But the real standout here and the person that makes this film so effective in the first place is Andrew Garfield. An actor who is already on the fast-track towards becoming a superstar with his recent casting in the Spider-Man reboot, Garfield is nothing short of incredible here. Eduardo is the most sympathetic, and ultimately the most tragic, character in the film - and Garfield plays it perfectly, from the initial excitement over Facebook's creation to the disappointment when Parker joins them to the despair when he realizes he has been betrayed by his best friend. I absolutely loved his character thanks to Garfield's starmaking portrayal. He gives one of the year's best performances and if he isn't up for a supporting nod at the Oscars it will be an absolute travesty.

This movie isn't only socially relevant, saying a lot about online culture and how it effects our lives, but it is also an incredibly captivating drama - one that is sure to become a modern-day classic. This is going to be a film that everyone is going to be talking about this fall, and one that you'll be lining up to see again moments after leaving the theater. Do not miss it. A+

Dammit thompsoncory, you always make me jelous!!!!

But I'm glad you loved it

I'm seeing this on Wednesday.

After his Oscar-worthy turn in this and his spectacular performance in Never Let Me Go, I'm fully sold on Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man. He's going to be great.

Grade: A

Quite possibly the funniest drama I've ever seen. Full of wonderful characters, great acting, and a writer/director combination so perfect that Fincher and Sorkin shouldn't be allowed to work with anyone else ever again.

Think of it as a post-modern, witty, snarky version of Zodiac. The best compliment I can give it as that by the end, I wanted another two hours of movie. I was disappointed to realize they were wrapping it up. I just wanted it to go on.

I ended up not going on Wednesday, but I got tickets for a showing for this Wednesday.

D-/F
sorry to be late 2 this party

% being surprised by snack's grade- 0

The Social Network is an amazing event to watch and successfully gives that independent feel to the mainstream audiences. Network's story is wonderful and gripping while also finding time for it's humor. The first scene, which is already amazing enough, grips the viewer into just how cocky Zuckerberg can be and foreshadows just some of his nature later on in the film. The creation of the little facemash.com is a great way to get introduced to the characters while also showing Zuckerberg's true strive to create something new. The film then flashes forward and there are constant flash forwards and flashbacks that keep the film moving and make it that much more interesting. The schemes of manipulation and being scammed also are represented well and leave some chills especially near the end. Jesse Eisenberg does a great job as Mark Zuckerberg and becomes convincing enough as the billionaire and doesn't feel like the same actor who was in Zombieland or Adventureland. Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara, and Armie Hammer are convincing in their supporting roles as well. The true winner though is Andrew Garfield who can be easy to relate to and feel for especially after all his character goes through. His work out of the group definitely deserves the most Oscar recognition. David Fincher does a fantastic job directing here as it is clearly his best film to date and Aaron Sorkin's screenplay is masterful. It's the best film of the year so far and an absolutely joy. All the wonderfully positive reviews are right. ****

This is the thought popped in my head as well when I was watching the film. I didn't expect the film to be as funny as it is. The script is simply incredible, and it will be huge injustice if it doesn't win the adapted screenplay come Oscar night. The first 5 minutes reminded me of The Big Bang Theory and Sheldon. His nerdiness, his smart, and his knowledge were all immediately apparent. The comedy effect provided by the twin brother was nice, but outside the script, the film belonged to two persons: Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake. And with Fincher and his team, you could tell everything is well produced, from the cinematography to art direction. It was a very entertaining ride, and it's right up there with Inception and Toy Story 3 as one of the very best films of the year.

A

I liked the score, but some of the tracks were from previous recordings from NIN's "Ghosts I-IV" album.

Am I the only one that thought Zuckerberg was unlikeable and mostly a jerk? I still enjoyed the movie, the performances, and the editing.

The part about settling? That is what lawyers do. Trials are expensive and incredibly risky.

This is the dawning of the age of Assholius...

(Sung to the tune of...)


After seeing another group of 20-something male assholes in Catfish last weekend, it seems that asshole is the new nice guy. Are pricks like this the new role model to the young 'uns these days? Yowch!

Of course, none of that would be so bad if this had turned out to be a cracking good movie instead of a latterday, lowrent, afterschool docudrama. Once your ear adjusts to the clever asshole banter, The Social Network devolves into a simplistically repetitive procedural.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a fanboy of director David Fincher - - I love his take on the Alien series: Alien³, his superbly structured The Game with Michael Douglas and Sean Penn, and of course, his masterpiece Se7en. It's just that we're witnessing Fincher developing a bad trend in his style. Look back at the middle hour of Benjamin Button - - snoozeville - - and that slackadaisical sagging narrative permeates The Social Network. Of course, he's an old pro on the business front and seems to be selling what the kids want to be buying these days, so kudos to him in regard to the old $$$, but I still believe he can be a true contender in that great directorial faceoff in the sky, if he'd just return to his roots...

The Social Network is a grating whine.


1 out of 5.

The Bradley contrarian persona has become so overplayed and predictable

The boat scene was cool. There was something sort of off about it but which made it immensley interesting, like the boats and landmarks were models or something.

Yeah the boat scene was awesome. Great filming there.

The regatta sequence will no doubt be divisive. In and of itself, it's amazing. Fincher in top music-video form. But there is a slight sense of, "Does this need to be here?"

who cares if it needs to be there, I was in heaven watching it.

Yeah, this is terrific.

And I agree with Dark Shape - I didn't want this movie to end. Two hours just flew by and once I realized it's wrapping up, I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't going to keep going. Everything from the performances to the dialogue and editing are top notch.

That first scene with his girlfriend was just awful, but luckily after that it grew into a very interesting film. The story, acting, and characters are great. The Boat scene certainly was pointless but nice to look at. I agree I was disappointed that it was ending, however I was disappointed by its half assed resolution. Both inquiries just end with a scroll of text. Also don't understand why he didn't just work on the other site as they were completely different, then create his own, and the dropping of his friend, while it may have happened in real life is very forced here as if to just add a cinematic conflict. I don't see the massive praise though. it's merely a very good film and Fincher's weakest of his best films.

A-

I hated the editing in it. No one talks like that in real life without any pauses, especially in a loud bar. Felt like I was watching a Gilmore Girls parody set to Superbad. Like I said just the first scene and some of the remaining opening credits sequence.

The first scene was perfect. It introduced the character of Mark Zuckerberg and his various aspects right away: the nerd side, the smart, the comprehensive knowledge, as well as the socially ignorant, a.k.a asshole, part.