David Fincher, the man behind the camera, was also behind the camera for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Zodiac", "Fight Club", and "Seven". Fincher has talent, for sure. Fincher owns a certain style of filming as well, one which is dark. Dark is the perfect word to describe his style, but feels weird leaving it at just that, but I have to stick to what feels right. "The Social Network" was absent the darkness found in just about all the rest of Fincher's films. The film is about the world's most popular internet network, Facebook. How the company was founded isn't nearly as interesting as who it was founded by. Jesse Eisenberg elevated himself in this film. He made Mark Zuckerberg one of the most interesting human being on the planet.
The whole cast of the film really surprised me, Justin Timberlake being the biggest surprise of the film for me. Timberlake worked his way to becoming a force on the screen in this film.
The film was yet another film, well executed, well performed. The timing of the film couldn't have been better, as the relevance of the content is at its peak, and even from a business perspective, had to have aided in its immediate and near future successes.
The dialog in the film was amazing, so much wit in every word. The soundtrack, cinematography, just about everything in the film works together to create a great run at 'Best Picture'. If you see the film, you will be sad when it ends.
"The Social Network"
9 / 10
