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Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2011)

Having not been too familiar with David Fincher's work (I KNOW, FIGHT CLUB WAS AMAZING I LATER FOUND OUT)I was skeptical at to how this film would turn out. After reading that the role of "Mark Zuckerberg" had gone to Jesse Eisenberg (the geeky kid from Adventureland and Zombieland) i was even more of a skeptic, and the source material.... A movie about Facebook, honestly?
BOY WAS I WRONG!! After reading a few reviews praising the film, i decided to head to the local cinema and spend the cash on the ticket. In retrospect it was my best investment of 2010 behind my 3D TV. The opening scene between Eisenberg and (soon to be Dragon tattoo star) Rooney Mara is by far one of the greatest achievements in recent scriptwriting history! Kudo's to Aaron Sorkin (West Wing script writer), it was awe inspiring and I'm sure will be studied in many an English class to come for decades. It really set up the character of "MARK" out of the gates and was incredibly important in setting the tone for what was to come. The story roles quickly from there, introducing an impressive cast of characters, whom are throughout all given their own side stories and are very impressively presented with skill and believability. The standout of this film for me was Andrew Garfield, playing "Zuckerberg's" betrayed best friend Eduardo Saverin. I was pleasantly surprised at his acting chops in both Drama and a few of the more comedic scenes (Quote: "we have groupies")after "The Facebook" starts to hit it big time. I now quietly wait in confidence for his turn as Peter Parker in Sony's SPIDERMAN reboot. Justin Timberlake fits his role well as the no holds barred entrepreneur and creator of Napster Sean Parker. Firstly presenting himself as a confident and established business-man before taking a very dramatic turn into some dark scenes involving drugs and under-age women(maybe drawing from experience?). Armie Hammer also deserved a giant nod for his role('s) as the Winkolvoss twins. A portrayal that will no doubt lead to him being cast in some rather large roles within the next few years for sure. Whoever cast Jesse Eisenberg over Michael Cera for the lead role needs a giant medal. Maybe even a shrine that we pray to for more brilliant casting decisions further in the future. He is nervous, sharp, witty, incredibly arrogant yet increasingly likable throughout.You believe him to be this bidding genius, whom has, in reality, changed the way we communicate forever.
By far my pick for best actor @ the Oscars this year. I have never been one for Drama, but this has changed my entire outlook on movies as a whole and is easily in my TOP 5 OF ALL TIME! I have since seen it multiple times (much to the dismay of the money hungry distributors and their love of 3D at the moment) and it has been an absolute pleasure every time. Throughout you may have noticed my use of "" during the use of the names within the movie. The reason being that even though the movie is loosely based on actual events, the characters represented by the actors only share the namesake of their counterparts and therefore are not real world representations of said people. Ending on a high note. The sound track, the acting, the camera work, lighting, script,casting, everything in this movie is spot on. If this does not win best picture i will have lost all faith in the ACADEMY AWARDS. Best movie for the last 3 Years. Do yourself a favor, save $3 and see The Social Network over the 3D trash like TRON:LEGACY.