The Social Network - Movie Review

Rating: 10/10 (5 March 2020)

The Social Network isn't just my favourite David Fincher film, it's one of my favourite films of all time. It's not quite in my top twenty, but it's just outside of it. In fact, I have watched this film many more times than some of the films that are inside my top twenty.
On paper, a film about the creation of Facebook shouldn't be one that I find myself revisiting all that often, but it all lies in the remarkable direction from Fincher and the incredible screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. The interactions between all of the characters are engaging, and I couldn't get enough of the storyline.
I don't know how accurate this film is to the real events, and some have even suggested that it isn't all that factual, but that doesn't bother me. I was still completely wrapped up in the journey of these characters, both in the present with the lawsuit and the past with the actual invention of Facebook.
Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield turn in one of the best performances of their career, and everyone else does a remarkable job in their roles. Fincher always manages to bring out the best with the talent that he has, and The Social Network is no different.
I absolutely love everything about this film, and it would have been my front runner to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards that year, if it wasn't for the fact that Toy Story 3 came out in the same year as this. I can't promise that everyone will love The Social Network on the same level as me, but I strongly recommend you at least give it a shot.
SCORE: 100%