One-Dimensional Character Profile

Rating: Null/10 (17 March 2016)

Despite the earnest performance of Michael Fassbender in the role of Steve Jobs, this film was no more successful that the previous failed biopic starring Ashton Kutcher.
The main problems were in scripting and direction. The film's opening scene depicted Steve Jobs in a heated conversation just before taking the stage to deliver one of his famous product promotions for Apple. Incredibly, the film simply recycled arguments and tantrums that occurred before the product launches.
In direction, the actors were forced to overlap their dialogue. It was not only difficult to follow the arguments, but it was unbelievable that the characters would sustain such rapid-fire banter. In life, people occasionally do interrupt one another. In the case of the this film, nearly the entire screenplay was performed with dialogue overlap.
In interpreting the character of Steve Jobs, it was unfortunate that the emphasis was on the insensitive side of Jobs. There was no attempt to tap into the creativity and the soul of the man. It would be like making a film about Thomas Edison with only nonstop haranguing of his family and employees.
The mercurial side of Steve Jobs is so well documented that the film turned into a cliché. There appeared to be no curiosity about the true nature of inventive genius and the creative spirit. What a disappointment as a biographical motion picture!