Jobs

Not sure why critics hated this so much, I saw it last night and it was pretty good. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. The first half was a little slow but the 2nd act was very good. Ashton wasn't as bad as I thought he would be.
 
I watched the first hour the other night on Netflix. Definitely better than I expected it to be... can't wait to watch the rest.
 
Watched it. Better than expected. I must've spent too much time on MacRumors during release. Ashton did a great job honestly. I forgot it was him after a while and the physical resemblance was so close. He had a lot of his mannerisms down, and especially his walk if you watch closely. I can tell he did try pretty hard here. The narrative itself was OK...but had plenty of good moments. I'de probably give it a 6.5/10 or so.

I really look forward to Fincher/Sorkin's effort.
 
Saw it the other night. It was interesting and better than I expected it to be, but it was very uneven. It tried to portray Jobs as an asshole at times, but then it glossed over these moments and turned toward extremely corny moments of God-like reverence for Jobs. Felt rushed and incomplete.
 
agcohn said:
Saw it the other night. It was interesting and better than I expected it to be, but it was very uneven. It tried to portray Jobs as an asshole at times, but then it glossed over these moments and turned toward extremely corny moments of God-like reverence for Jobs. Felt rushed and incomplete.
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That pretty much sums it up. Sure, Ashton did a great acting job, but the story just wasn't there. At the end if felt like...it was the middle.

Facebook was a lot better. They had a good tight script that was a solid beginning, middle, end that worked really well.
 
David Jimerson said:
I have to admit, I've never really understood that. If something purports to be showing you factual events, I'd like to think they're factual.

Otherwise, change all the names and do a "story." But if you're presenting real people and real events, and you deviate, knowingly, far from the truth, what's the point?
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The point is always a good story. If I want reality I'll go to my local Wal Mart and see plenty of reality. If I want the "facts" I'll do some research and read some reputable sources.

But when I watch a movie, I want a good story. Don't care how far you stray from reality.

That is not the same as sticking to a good story in a fictional book. You have to stay pretty close to the source material. The reason the book was a best seller was a good story and the farther you stray from that the more chances of screwing up the story and making a bad movie.
 
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