21st Century Wall Street at it's finest

Rating: 9/10 (1 October 2010)

Over a year ago is when i first heard the news that David Fincher, one of my personal favorite directors, was taking the helm at directing a full length feature on the orgins of how Facebook came to be. At first i was crossed. Fincher making a movie about facebook? Sounds a little gay if you ask me. Then i heard that Justin Timberlake was now on board. Then i really started to question Mr. Finchers true motives. But as time rolled on, i read more of the details about the production, and the fact that Trent Reznor had now signed on to conduct the musical score made the views i had of this film change drastically. I am truly in limbo with this movie, it could honestly go either way.
Did you ever see the Oliver Stone movie "W."? You know, the one about George Bush? Well even though the movie wasn't spectacular, i thought that it did i fine job of focusing on the material, rather than looking to point fingers. And that is exactly what this movie accomplished. Rather than wield a hatchet and accuse people of being a bunch of cry babies, all it does is observe everything with a microscope....and it does it in the grandest fashion. Attention to detail is no new thing to David Fincher. He has already proved his worth with "Zodiac", probably the most detailed and accurate serial killer movie ever made, so it's really no surprise for him to repeat the same process with this movie.
Once you get past the incredibly fast paced dialog and computer phrases that i have never even heard of, you slowly get sucked into the story. And it's kind of hard not to. I mean, almost everyone we know does Facebook, so in a strange little way, we can all relate to it and we are intrigued by how it all started. But this film doesn't rely on that. In fact, i totally forgot that it was even a facebook movie at times.
The story is very fast paced, and doesn't have one scene that makes you shift in your seat due to boredom. And to me, there are two reasons why this movie was pulled off......First, the script is pure genius. It's smart, it's funny, it's serious, and still maintains this constant intelligence. It would be a major shocker if this wasn't nominated for best adapted screenplay, let alone with the category. And second, is the acting. To me, Jesse Eisenberg was always that guy who try too hard to be like Michael Cera......but i kid you not when i say that he has probably put on the best performance i have seen so far this year. As of right now, he is my front runner for best actor of the year. Secondly, i would like to extend my apologies for ever doubting Justin Timberlake's ability. Yes, i thought he did a great job in "Alpha Dog", but i still had some doubts, but i now regret ever thinking them. He really went above and beyond in this.
Bottom Line....yep, the movie is damn good. I wouldn't say it's the best movie i have seen so far this year. But it certainly deserves to be in the top 5. But even if you somehow find this movie to be a bit dull.....you should still go, just so you have something to compare other movies to at the Oscars.....because this movie will probably be getting a ton of nominations.