"You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies"

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2012)

When I first heard they were making a film about Facebook, I literally laughed out loud. I've seen some interesting documentaries, but a movie about a overrated social networking site? No.. Then someone told me about David Fincher directing it. That immediately sparked up my interest. He's a favorite of mines, with film classics such as Fight Club.. But, again, a movie about a website? I've never heard the story beforehand, and at first glance, it could be done so boring. My fears were obvious.. Then I saw the trailer. It looked fantastic, albeit the fact it was about a social networking site. I really couldn't picture David Fincher directing this, but it seriously did intrigue me...
It blew all my expectations AWAY!
The thing I liked was how narratively brilliant it was. David Fincher made it easy to follow, with clever twist and turns to make it entertaining to see. That was another fear of mine; it would be boring as ever. But David Fincher can't do that.. The acting was simply some of the best acting I've ever seen. Jesse Eisenberg was genius. His awkward, fast-talking character was perfected. He has this thing where he fits into a character without getting into himself. The one that surprised me was Andrew Garfield, which this was my first film with him in it. He plays his character as good as Jesse Eisenberg, if not, better.. The screenplay was some of my favorite parts. With the character of Jesse alongside his sarcastic behavior, you are sure to laugh. And it's not like laugh-out-loud funny, it was clever funny. The one where you'll secretly smile at it's secretive snide remarks. The score deserves it's recognition. When you first hear it, you're going to be like "this is like a horror film score" and you're rightly so. It fit the film in the strangest way, and made it seem way different then it could've been. I loved it.. And the directing (the combination of all these things: THE FILM) was just brilliant. This is a David Fincher masterpiece, and is surely a favorite of his. The film might not compete with the greatest films of all time, but it deserves to be recognized as one of the best of the decade...
I recommend for anybody who saw it, and thought as I had. It blew away my expectations, and I'm 95% sure it will blow yours away too. With the near-perfected directing, acting, score, and overall atmosphere makes this a near-masterpiece!
10/10.