Possibly the best of 2010; "The Social Network" is a directorial knock-out as well as a spectacularly written masterpiece. I loved it.

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2011)

**** out of ****
I knew that David Fincher was a talented director, but this is unexpected. "The Social Network" is David Fincher's finest film; a movie that it both bright and surprising. Who would have known that out of all the people to do it, David Fincher would be the only one to make "the Facebook movie", as some are calling this film. And thanks to flawless direction from Mr. Fincher, "The Social Network" is even more interesting than its premise makes it out to be. This is a beautiful, flawlessly crafted film, and it is one of the best, if not the best, film of the year. Now, I know what you're probably wondering, and let me put it out there that I understand all-too-much where you're coming from. You're probably wondering how the hell a movie about the founding of Facebook can be perfect and critically acclaimed. Luckily, I've got an answer for this one, and it can be said in but one word. That word is effort; a little thing that very few directors would have put into a movie like this. What could have easily been another great premise down the drain turns out to be one of the best great-premise-executions in recent memory. I mean, this is the best you can get with a Facebook movie. A flawlessly crafted film simply cannot be beat. And to make things even better, I feel smarter upon watching the movie. I thought not only about what was going on in the film, but also about what these fine intellectual characters were talking about. In that sense, "The Social Network" a very, very interesting movie. Hell, it might as well be the most interesting movie I've seen since "Donnie Darko" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". That's how good it is. It's not only thought provoking, but it's more complicated than it seems. It's easy to follow given how flawless it is, although there are complications underneath the straight-forward yet brilliant story that this film tells. Long story short: I loved this movie. It felt good to be watching a film so intelligent; so unique in its telling. It's so good that half of the story seems to come from the production of the thing, and what a story it must be. The filmmakers did something that's relatively hard to do: Have fun without having fun. Perhaps it's not too easy to tell, but the filmmakers worked well with the actors. I don't imagine that it was but a simple "Hello, we're going to film this movie" and "Goodbye, I forgot about you 6.8 hours ago". I think that both Fincher and lead star Jesse Eisenberg will cherish this as their finest film respectively. This is, without a doubt, the best film I have seen in cinemas this year. It is by all means a good contender for Best Picture, and I hope that it wins it. Because no matter how many awesome movies come out in the course of one year, there's always got to be a film that one could call their "personal favorite"; the masterpiece to end all masterpieces for the particular time that it is popular. Well...this is that film. It breaks the mold; it puts the icing on the cake which is its premise. And it's a powerful, effective experience. I still haven't got over it. I never will. All I can say is that if you haven't already seen it, then see it. I found there to be no problems with this film, and it was fun to watch; in that quirky, highly intellectual sort of way. Never has watching someone be an asshole been this amusing.