Aaron Sorkin's screenplay and the score makes life difficult for the rest

Rating: 5/10 (21 December 2015)

This movie is in parts very exhausting. Sorkin's screenplay, with long scenes of constant bickering, is reminiscent of The West Wing's worst moments. My admiration and respect for Fassbender and Daniels still keeps me in the movie, but the musical score, overly dramatic and loud, used to build tension in scenes where the aforementioned actors are more than capable to do without, pushes me away. It picks up when we get to the second half(less music, less bickering) but there is still too much angst and drama concerning Jobs personal life which we only see glimpses of. To Boyle's credit, a biography movie, is not easy to pull off. At least for me, Fassbender singlehandedly saves this movie by quite accurately portraying the darker sides of Job's personality.