Not as good or interesting as you'd hope it will be

Rating: 6/10 (30 August 2018)

Based on a novel telling the story of a guy who just became a phenomenon 3-4 years prior to the movie. I would suggest that they should have waited a mere ten years more just to include more dramatic law suits. What I'm trying to say is; yes the acting is amazing (I would definitely praise Andrew Garfield to no end), visuals are striking with a densely green/yellow pallet and even the music by Trent Reznor is extraordinary. The problem is the source material or the way it's told. It's just not very intriguing. The first hour was not able to keep me in line or interested enough and only in the second half the movie started to increase the pace (which is a major problem for a 2h movie if you ask me). I don't know how he is in real life (and I'm thinking he is probably pretty similar) but in here, Mark is a repulsive guy that is speaking fast and monotone hence we assume he is a misunderstood genius. Nope, what Erica said at the beginning was correct. However at the end of the movie, we as the viewer also get the same treatment and guided that he is "not an prick, just trying too hard to be one" which actually makes him more difficult to sympathize. And if someone says "you were not supposed to sympathize with this Mark here" then I would ask, why are we watching the life of a fast speaking, bickering and back stabbing prick who has no redeeming qualities, with the lack of an interesting plot. Not David Fincher's finest and definitely not worth the rating