This Week's Pick

The Social Network
(David Fincher, 2010)
Trailer

Marshall: In David Fincher's The Social Network, Mark Zuckerberg (played with surprising depth by Jesse Eisenberg) isn't so much an asshole as he is unforgiving. He navigates his many obstacles with an almost ninja-like grace, going for the jugular and using his opponents momentum against them. This deftness, however, is exhibited often at the expense of the brilliant Facebook-creator's personal relationships. A hip, beautiful and understated movie (with matching musical score), that not only introduces us to some promising young acting talent, but delivers honest human drama and solid laughs to boot. (7/7)

Jed: The Social Network is a return to David Fincher at his finest. While Benjamin Button had some nice notes-- this is a fine film throughout. When I first heard this film was being made it did not interest me very much. . . I should have been interested. The Social Network captures elements of the zeitgeist nicely and is well timed. Standout performances-- especially by Armie Hammer as the Winklevoss twins. Hopefully this will inspire a generation to get out there and do something. I also like the use of split shooting, still photography, and rotoscope to get that tilt-shift z-depth (miniature) look for the crew race scene without actually doing it -- leave it to David Fincher to try something a bit different and pull it off! Solid film. Solid score by Trent Reznor. (7/7)