'The Social Network' fascinates with unlikable characters
The Social Network Opens today at Rave, Quality 16, Brighton Review by Jeff Meyers of the Metro Times Grade: B+
If there’s one thing you can count on Aaron Sorkin to deliver is dialogue filled with sarcastic wit and energy. Take for instance "The Social Network"’s opening scene, an interweaving of multiple conversations but only two characters — hyperactive Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and the girlfriend who is about to break up with him. It’s a clever ADD-inspired exchange that sucks you in and sets the stage for David Fincher’s speculative depiction of Facebook’s invention.
Not quite a biopic (inventor Zuckerberg is but 26 years old) and not quite a character study, the movie is best thought of as the portrait of an as------ as a young man.