Not Oscar-worthy

Rating: Null/10 (3 October 2010)

Superb direction. Stellar script. Bravura performance by Jesse Eisenberg. And it all adds up to...
So what?
"The Social Network" is less than the sum of its parts. A lot of flash; substance-- not so much.
Fincher knows how to tell a story. He knows how to please a crowd. But his films lack the gravitas and emotional resonance that mark the very best American films, the ones worthy of Hollywood's highest accolades.
I liked this movie a lot. I expect it will get one of the 10 "Best Picture" nominations. But there are other films this year far more deserving of the "Best Picture" statuette and I hope the Academy has the good sense to choose one of those films over "The Social Network."