The Social Network

Movie: The Social Network

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Rooney Mara, Justin Timberlake

Genre: biography

I saw it on: October 11, 2010

Synopsis: The story of Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and how he created Facebook.  It follows him from his time in college when he honed his computer skills through the infancy of Facebook to where it took the world by storm.

My two cents: A fabulous movie.  Jesse Eisenberg was great as Zuckerberg.  I think this is by far the best acting I have seen from Eisenberg.  He usually plays a bit of a clown – but not in this film.  The scene where he is being deposed by lawyers of the Winklevoss twins he is mesmerizing when he intellectually eviscerates the twin’s claim.  The background we learn is fascinating.  I can’t say enough about this movie.  This is a chance to see a Bill Gates-type become a Bill Gates-type.

You must see this movie.