Interesting rather than thrilling

Rating: 4/10 (9 November 2010)

I had heard plenty of positive comments about the Social Network and have finally got around to seeing it. I must confess to being slightly disappointed.
The story follows the founders of Facebook and their rapid rise to fame. It is an interesting portrayal of the pressures that come with owning a company that is worth a fortune. The tagline to the film is that if you have 500 million friends then you're bound to make enemies along the way. The story is really about how success leads to people wanting to share in the success and how it ultimately splits up genuine friendship. Overall I found the film well acted, well directed and reasonable, but not really gripping.