Entertaining and balanced

Rating: 9/10 (24 September 2010)

One of the world's most popular sites has a heck of a history behind it, and that history is well delivered by Sorkin's script and Fincher's direction.
As a piece of non-fiction, the film effectively balances the various perspectives from the legal entanglements involved. By jumping through time in a nonlinear fashion, the film reveals the emotions of upcoming conflicts early, but leaves the details of their origins until the appropriate time later in the flick. I will not cover these in detail for fear of spoilers, but know that there is no clear message about who was right and who was wrong, and the viewers can decide for themselves if they want to take sides and which sides they'll be.
As a piece of entertainment, the film also succeeds, drawing the viewer into the very believable human conflicts and likable, if quirky, set of staple characters. Though I cannot attest to the accuracy of representations of the characters, they all seem very real in their actions and dialog.
In short, this is one of the few movies that is both entertaining and informative. If you head in looking for either of those outcomes, you'll walk out happy.