An over exaggerated movie

Rating: 6/10 (29 August 2012)

After watching this movie two things happened. One: I started disliking Mark Zuckerbeg. Two: I started wondering why this movie was nominated for so many Oscars. It holds almost no dynamics, it is predictable and shallow. This movie had a lot of capital, it started out promising but at the end it was just a flat line. Nothing in this movie gave me goosebumps, nothing made me think, I just realized Mark is not such a nice guy I thought he was. The acting was actually very good. Garfield gave the best performance, but Timberlake is up there with him. Both understood the essence of their characters, their wishes, desires, their fears and acted them very, very well. Jesse was magnificent but a bit over the top. I believe he exaggerated in every scene and should have kept his character a little calmer. He would have made a much stronger impact on the screen and on the audience. The concept itself is good. Two story lines, intercepting each other was interesting but never finished. One expects that the culmination will be their connection but that never happens. The movie just ends. It leaves one sitting wondering if that is all, is there is more etc. All in all, a good script, good young actors, great idea, but poor execution. Without a proper ending and nothing interesting about the film, with no scenes that will stay in my mind, that will start a conversation with my friends, I can only say - Fincher, you can do way better than this.